epämiellyttäviä

Epämiellyttävä is a Finnish adjective meaning unpleasant or disagreeable. The form epämiellyttäviä is the partitive plural of the adjective, used when describing multiple items or when the object is indefinite or partitive in nature. For example, epämiellyttäviä kokemuksia means unpleasant experiences, and epämiellyttäviä uutisia means unpleasant news. The base adjective epämiellyttävä covers a range of connotations from mild discomfort to strong aversion.

Usage and nuance: Epämiellyttävä describes things that cause discomfort, dislike, or aversion for senses, emotions, or social interactions. It can refer to concrete experiences (epämiellyttäviä tuntemuksia, epämiellyttäviä kokemuksia) as well as more abstract or situational aspects (epämiellyttävät olosuhteet, epämiellyttävät uutiset). The word functions similarly to other Finnish adjectives in attributive and predicative positions, and its inflected forms agree with the noun they modify in number and case.

Etymology and related forms: The word derives from miellyttää, meaning to please, with the negating prefix epä- and the adjectival suffix -ttävä. Related forms include epämiellyttävä (singular), epämiellyttävästi (adverb), and epämiellyttävyys (unpleasantness). The term sits within Finnish vocabulary that expresses judgment or evaluation of experiences, sensations, or conditions.

Synonyms and contrasts: Common synonyms include vastenmielinen (disgusting or repugnant) and ikävä (unpleasant or unfortunate), though each carries slightly different strength and connotation. Epämiellyttävä is a neutral-to-mildly negative descriptor suitable for neutral or formal discourse as well as everyday language.