undesirability
State of unwantedness
Undesirability is the quality of being unwanted or objectionable.
The word often appears in formal or bureaucratic contexts discussing people or things deemed unsuitable: The committee questioned the undesirability of the proposed location.
Immigration authorities historically invoked undesirability to exclude people on moral, political, or health grounds.
Banishment from a group
- pariahRejected, shunned person
- outcastShunned, rejected person
- unpopularityState of being disliked
- alienationState of being isolated
shunning · banishment · blacklisting · marginalization · stigma · exile · unwelcomeness · isolation
Deliberate keeping away
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- distasteMild aversion or dislike
- antipathyIngrained, intense aversion
- disinclinationLack of desire
reluctance · aversion · revulsion · abhorrence · loathing · disgust · detestation · dislike
State of being ugly
- uglinessDispleasing appearance quality
- homelinessLack of physical attractiveness
- plainnessUnadorned, straightforward quality
- uncomelinessLack of physical appeal
unloveliness · gracelessness · charmlessness · drabness · dullness · lackluster · blandness · dreariness
Unfavorable circumstance or condition
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- shortcomingA fault or weakness
- flawImperfection in something
- defectInherent imperfection or fault
weakness · impediment · handicap · encumbrance · burden · inconvenience · nuisance · problem
State of being undesired
- refusalAct of declining
- dismissalRemoval from position
- rebuffAbrupt, curt rejection
- spurningContemptuously refusing or dismissing
turndown · denial · exclusion · repudiation · nonacceptance · veto · disapproval · objection
ostracism
Banishment from a group
- pariahRejected, shunned person
- outcastShunned, rejected person
- unpopularityState of being disliked
alienation · shunning · banishment · blacklisting · marginalization · stigma · exile · unwelcomeness · isolation · untouchability
avoidance
Deliberate keeping away
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- distasteMild aversion or dislike
- antipathyIngrained, intense aversion
disinclination · reluctance · aversion · revulsion · abhorrence · loathing · disgust · detestation · dislike · repulsion
unsightliness
State of being ugly
- uglinessDispleasing appearance quality
- homelinessLack of physical attractiveness
- plainnessUnadorned, straightforward quality
uncomeliness · unloveliness · gracelessness · charmlessness · drabness · dullness · lackluster · blandness · dreariness · unpalatability
disadvantage
Unfavorable circumstance or condition
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- shortcomingA fault or weakness
- flawImperfection in something
defect · weakness · impediment · handicap · encumbrance · burden · inconvenience · nuisance · problem · detriment
unwantedness
State of being undesired
spurning · turndown · denial · exclusion · repudiation · nonacceptance · veto · disapproval · objection · disallowance
undesirabilitydesirability
Quality of being sought
desirableness · attractiveness · appeal · allure · charm
undesirabilityworthiness
State of deserving recognition
value · merit · preferability · praiseworthiness · desirability
desire, desired, desirable, undesirable, desiring, desirous, undesired, desirability, undesirables