Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

obehaglig

unpleasant

Meaning

unpleasant

In Swedish: som gör att man känner obehag

Forms

Forms of obehaglig
Basic formobehagligwith en-words
Neuterobehagligtwith ett-words
Plural and definiteobehagligaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativeobehagligare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativeobehagligast“-est”, “most …”

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What does obehaglig mean?

obehaglig in a sentence

  • en obehaglig överraskning
    an unpleasant surprise
  • 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

Questions

What does obehaglig mean in English?

obehaglig means “unpleasant”.

Similar words

hemskolustig

Origin

o- + behaglig

Nearby common words

obehaglig is number 3,552 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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