English

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Etymology

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un- +‎ pleasantry or unpleasant +‎ -ry[1]

Noun

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unpleasantry (countable and uncountable, plural unpleasantries)

  1. That which is unpleasant.
  2. An unpleasant remark, behaviour, etc.

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References

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  1. ^ unpleasantry, n.”, in OED Online  , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.