δυσάρεστος

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δυσάρεστος (dusárestos, cantankerous, cranky), with semantic loan from French désagréable.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ðiˈsa.ɾe.stos/
  • Hyphenation: δυ‧σά‧ρε‧στος

Adjective

δυσάρεστος • (dysárestos) m (feminine δυσάρεστη, neuter δυσάρεστο)

  1. unpleasant, displeasing, disagreeable
    Antonym: ευχάριστος (efcháristos)

Declension

Derived terms

  • δυσάρεστα (dysáresta, adverb)
  • δυσαρεστώ (dysarestó)

References

  1. δυσάρεστος - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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