Disagreeables

/ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbəlz/ noun

Definition

Plural form; unpleasant or offensive things, people, or matters.

Etymology

From disagreeable (adjective) nominalized as a plural noun. A less common usage that treats disagreeable things as countable items.

Kelly Says

Using disagreeables as a noun is charmingly old-fashioned—18th-century writers would refer to 'the disagreeables of winter travel' or 'life's various disagreeables,' making an adjective into a noun-like a verbal wink.

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