obehaglig

Swedish

Etymology

o- +‎ behaglig

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Adjective

obehaglig

  1. unpleasant, uncomfortable, uneasy, "mentally unpleasant"
    Antonym: behaglig
    en obehaglig känsla av att något är fel
    an uneasy feeling that something is wrong
    Han är obehaglig
    He makes me feel uneasy / (in that sense) is unpleasant
    Vissa tycker spindlar är obehagliga
    Some people find spiders unpleasant/creepy
    Smärta är obehagligt
    Pain is unpleasant

Usage notes

Though not a natural translation, "mentally unpleasant" is close in meaning. Obehaglig describes the unpleasant sensation itself and does not imply (nor exclude) a (strong) reaction in the way that words like disturbing and disgusting often do.

Declension

Inflection of obehaglig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular obehaglig obehagligare obehagligast
neuter singular obehagligt obehagligare obehagligast
plural obehagliga obehagligare obehagligast
masculine plural2 obehaglige obehagligare obehagligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 obehaglige obehagligare obehagligaste
all obehagliga obehagligare obehagligaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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