Definition Dictionary

Worried that something unpleasant may happen.

One word family: also includes apprehension.

To make an unpleasant feeling or condition less intense.

Harshly discordant or unpleasantly noisy.

To become tiresome or unpleasant through an excess of something initially pleasing.

An unpleasant smell or vapor emitted by something.

Using a milder expression in place of one considered unpleasant or blunt.

To make an existing problem or undesirable condition worse.

One word family: also includes exacerbation.

Unpleasantly harsh, especially of weather.

Accustomed to something unpleasant through repeated exposure.

An unpleasant or oppressive atmosphere, sometimes imagined as a vapor.

Suggesting that something unpleasant may happen.

Having an unpleasant smell or taste from the spoilage of fat or oil.