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Synonyms for undesirables


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uhn-di-zahyuh r-uh-buh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˌʌn dɪˈzaɪər ə bəl

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Définition of undesirables

Origin :
  • 1660s, "not to be desired, objectionable," from un- (1) "not" + desirable. The noun meaning "undesirable person or thing" is first attested 1883. Undesired "not asked or invited" is recorded from late 15c.
  • As in pariah : noun social outcast
  • As in riffraff : noun rabble
  • As in displaced person : noun individual forced to leave his or her native country or home
  • As in dregs of society : noun despicable people
  • As in persona non grata : noun unwelcome person
  • As in inhospitableness : noun unwelcome
  • As in inhospitality : noun unwelcome
  • As in ungraciousness : noun unwelcome
  • As in unreceptiveness : noun unwelcome
  • As in unwelcomeness : noun unwelcome
Example sentences :
  • Let the Force be made easy for undesirables to leave, as Herchmer said some years before.
  • Extract from : « Policing the Plains » by R.G. MacBeth
  • Instantly it occurred to me that undesirables should be unable to reproduce their species.
  • Extract from : « Fighting Byng » by A. Stone
  • Then this young lady doesn't come within the category of undesirables?
  • Extract from : « Princess Mary's Gift Book » by Various
  • Did she not associate habitually with socialists, paupers, and other undesirables?
  • Extract from : « John Marsh's Millions » by Charles Klein
  • Could these undesirables be pushed into the Spanish sphere of influence?
  • Extract from : « Thomas Jefferson » by Gilbert Chinard
  • "Then you cannot blame the undesirables," her rector responded.
  • Extract from : « Mount Music » by E. Oe. Somerville and Martin Ross
  • These cities are by no means occupied by their builders alone, but have their undesirables within their borders.
  • Extract from : « The Human Side of Animals » by Royal Dixon
  • Billy Huntington was the founder of an original secret organization called the "Club for Undesirables."
  • Extract from : « The Bachelors » by William Dana Orcutt
  • In that way I can also keep the missionary element out, as well as other undesirables.
  • Extract from : « Two Years in the Forbidden City » by The Princess Der Ling
  • Considering the size to which the Force had grown it was inevitable that some proportion of undesirables must exist in its ranks.
  • Extract from : « The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I » by Herbert Brayley Collett
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