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undesirability

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The property of being undesirable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Something undesirable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

the quality possessed by something that should be avoided

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: desirability

Broader terms: bad, badness

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English desirability English undesirability From un- + desirability.