Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not likely to please; objectionable.
- adjective Not wanted.
- noun A person regarded as undesirable.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not desirable; not to be wished.
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- adjective
objectionable or notlikely toplease - noun an undesirable
person
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun one whose presence is undesirable
- adjective not worthy of being chosen (especially as a spouse)
- adjective not wanted
Etymologies
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Examples
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The label "undesirable" has been attached to this World War II veteran's military records for more than 60 years, simply because he was kicked out for being gay.
Ian Thompson: The Demise of DADT Ian Thompson 2011
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The idea that the U.S. government somehow created HIV to kill African-Americans, gays, and other what they call undesirable groups, according to this conspiracy theory.
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"My primary concern is resources," said the commissioner, who blamed the economic crisis for keeping staffing at what he called undesirable levels.
NYT > Home Page 2009
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How do we ensure that age or skin color or national origin or harmless mannerisms will not also become the basis for distinguishing the undesirable from the desirable?
Paul Boden: The Quality of Whose Life? Part 2 Paul Boden 2010
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How do we ensure that age or skin color or national origin or harmless mannerisms will not also become the basis for distinguishing the undesirable from the desirable?
Paul Boden: The Quality of Whose Life? Part 2 Paul Boden 2010
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How do we ensure that age or skin color or national origin or harmless mannerisms will not also become the basis for distinguishing the undesirable from the desirable?
Paul Boden: The Quality of Whose Life? Part 2 Paul Boden 2010
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Loss of the home/living in undesirable living conditions
USATODAY.com 2006
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I've been skeptical at claims that PowerPoint dictates a certain undesirable structure upon it's users, but after working with a blog, I'm starting to think there may be something to that idea.
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I've been skeptical at claims that PowerPoint dictates a certain undesirable structure upon it's users, but after working with a blog, I'm starting to think there may be something to that idea.
Archive 2005-09-01 2005
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Was Rebecca wise to have a child knowing the odds her offspring would inherit certain undesirable traits?
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