"untoward" meaning in English

See untoward in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌʌn.tʊˈwɔːd/ [UK], /ʌnˈtɔɹd/ [US], /ˌʌn.təˈwɔɹd/ [US] Audio: en-au-untoward.ogg [Australia] Forms: more untoward [comparative], most untoward [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)d Etymology: un- + toward (“to + -ward”) Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|to|ward}} to + -ward, {{prefix|en|un|toward|t2=<i class="Latn mention" lang="en">to</i> + <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">-ward</i>}} un- + toward (“to + -ward”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} untoward (comparative more untoward, superlative most untoward)
  1. Unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous. Synonyms: adverse, disadvantageous, inconvenient, unfavorable, unfortunate Translations (unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous): անբարենպաստ (anbarenpast) (Armenian), ձախորդ (jaxord) (Armenian), դժբախտ (džbaxt) (Armenian), неблагоприятен (neblagoprijaten) (Bulgarian), uønsket (Danish), utilsigtet (Danish), ongunstigschadelijk (Dutch), désavantageux (French), nocif (French), défavorable (French), ungünstig (German), schädlich (German), unvorteilhaft (German), avverso (Italian), uønsket (Norwegian Bokmål), utilsiktet (Norwegian Bokmål), ugunstig (Norwegian Bokmål), desfavorable (Occitan), desavantajós (Occitan), advèrs (Occitan), contrari (Occitan), نامساعد (nâmosâ'ed) (Persian), فریرون (farirun) (Persian), desfavorable (Spanish), adverso (Spanish), desventajoso (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-untoward-en-adj-xGCr6aGj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, English terms suffixed with -ward Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 34 36 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 22 40 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ward: 30 34 36 Disambiguation of 'unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous': 94 3 3
  2. Unruly, troublesome; not easily guided. Synonyms: difficult, fractious, stubborn, troublesome, uncontrollable, unruly Translations (unruly, troublesome): անհնազանդ (anhnazand) (Armenian), համառ (hamaṙ) (Armenian), կամակոր (kamakor) (Armenian), 麻煩的 (Chinese Mandarin), 麻烦的 (Chinese Mandarin), 棘手的 (Chinese Mandarin), 難以控制的 (Chinese Mandarin), 难以控制的 (Chinese Mandarin), besværlig (Danish), vanskelig (Danish), anstrengende (Danish), problematisk (Danish), vervelend (Dutch), irrégulier (French), ennuyeux (French), problematisch (German), schwierig (German), ärgerlich (German), besværlig (Norwegian Bokmål), vanskelig (Norwegian Bokmål), anstrengende (Norwegian Bokmål), problematic (Occitan), problemático (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-untoward-en-adj-INdABdXB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, English terms suffixed with -ward Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 34 36 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 22 40 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ward: 30 34 36 Disambiguation of 'unruly, troublesome': 5 90 5
  3. Unseemly, improper. Synonyms: immodest, improper, unseemly Translations (unseemly, improper): անվայելուչ (anvayelučʿ) (Armenian), անպատշաճ (anpatšač) (Armenian), անվայել (anvayel) (Armenian), неподходящ (nepodhodjašt) (Bulgarian), неудачен (neudačen) (Bulgarian), upassende (Danish), ufin (Danish), onbetamelijkonwelvoeglijk (Dutch), inopportun (French), déplacé (French), ungünstig (German), unangebracht (German), upassende (Norwegian Bokmål), ufin (Norwegian Bokmål), upassande (Norwegian Nynorsk), ufin (Norwegian Nynorsk), impròpri (Occitan), nevhodný [masculine] (Slovak), impropio (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-untoward-en-adj-mlich5Br Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, English terms suffixed with -ward Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 34 36 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 22 40 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ward: 30 34 36 Disambiguation of 'unseemly, improper': 1 2 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: untowardly, untowardness

Alternative forms

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          "word": "անպատշաճ"
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          "sense": "unseemly, improper",
          "word": "անվայել"
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          "roman": "nepodhodjašt",
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          "word": "неподходящ"
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          "roman": "neudačen",
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          "word": "upassende"
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          "word": "ufin"
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          "word": "onbetamelijkonwelvoeglijk"
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          "sense": "unseemly, improper",
          "word": "inopportun"
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          "word": "déplacé"
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    "English terms with audio links",
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          "ref": "1900, Willa Cather, “Eric Hermannson's Soul”, in Cosmopolitan, 28:633 (April)",
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          "ref": "2004, Jan Riordan, chapter 5, in Breastfeeding and Human Lactation, page 149",
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          "text": "The managing director was very depressed at the news, but realized that trying to prove anything untoward had taken place would be very difficult.",
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          "ref": "2021 April 8, Gail Collins, quoting Matt Gaetz, “Here’s … Matt Gaetz”, in The New York Times, →ISSN",
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "anbarenpast",
      "sense": "unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous",
      "word": "անբարենպաստ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
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      "roman": "jaxord",
      "sense": "unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous",
      "word": "ձախորդ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "džbaxt",
      "sense": "unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous",
      "word": "դժբախտ"
    },
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "sense": "unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous",
      "word": "неблагоприятен"
    },
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      "sense": "unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous",
      "word": "uønsket"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous",
      "word": "utilsigtet"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous",
      "word": "ongunstigschadelijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous",
      "word": "désavantageux"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous",
      "word": "nocif"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous",
      "word": "défavorable"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous",
      "word": "ungünstig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous",
      "word": "schädlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous",
      "word": "unvorteilhaft"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous",
      "word": "avverso"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous",
      "word": "uønsket"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous",
      "word": "utilsiktet"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous",
      "word": "ugunstig"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous",
      "word": "desfavorable"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous",
      "word": "desavantajós"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous",
      "word": "advèrs"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous",
      "word": "contrari"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "nâmosâ'ed",
      "sense": "unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous",
      "word": "نامساعد"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "farirun",
      "sense": "unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous",
      "word": "فریرون"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous",
      "word": "desfavorable"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous",
      "word": "adverso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous",
      "word": "desventajoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "anhnazand",
      "sense": "unruly, troublesome",
      "word": "անհնազանդ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
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      "sense": "unruly, troublesome",
      "word": "համառ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
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      "sense": "unruly, troublesome",
      "word": "կամակոր"
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "unruly, troublesome",
      "word": "麻煩的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "unruly, troublesome",
      "word": "麻烦的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "unruly, troublesome",
      "word": "棘手的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "unruly, troublesome",
      "word": "難以控制的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "unruly, troublesome",
      "word": "难以控制的"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "unruly, troublesome",
      "word": "besværlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "unruly, troublesome",
      "word": "vanskelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "unruly, troublesome",
      "word": "anstrengende"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "unruly, troublesome",
      "word": "problematisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "unruly, troublesome",
      "word": "vervelend"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "unruly, troublesome",
      "word": "irrégulier"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "unruly, troublesome",
      "word": "ennuyeux"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unruly, troublesome",
      "word": "problematisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unruly, troublesome",
      "word": "schwierig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unruly, troublesome",
      "word": "ärgerlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "unruly, troublesome",
      "word": "besværlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "unruly, troublesome",
      "word": "vanskelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "unruly, troublesome",
      "word": "anstrengende"
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      "code": "oc",
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      "sense": "unruly, troublesome",
      "word": "problematic"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unruly, troublesome",
      "word": "problemático"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "anvayelučʿ",
      "sense": "unseemly, improper",
      "word": "անվայելուչ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "anpatšač",
      "sense": "unseemly, improper",
      "word": "անպատշաճ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "anvayel",
      "sense": "unseemly, improper",
      "word": "անվայել"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nepodhodjašt",
      "sense": "unseemly, improper",
      "word": "неподходящ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "neudačen",
      "sense": "unseemly, improper",
      "word": "неудачен"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "unseemly, improper",
      "word": "upassende"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "unseemly, improper",
      "word": "ufin"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "unseemly, improper",
      "word": "onbetamelijkonwelvoeglijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "unseemly, improper",
      "word": "inopportun"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "unseemly, improper",
      "word": "déplacé"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unseemly, improper",
      "word": "ungünstig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unseemly, improper",
      "word": "unangebracht"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "unseemly, improper",
      "word": "upassende"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "unseemly, improper",
      "word": "ufin"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "unseemly, improper",
      "word": "upassande"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "unseemly, improper",
      "word": "ufin"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "unseemly, improper",
      "word": "impròpri"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "unseemly, improper",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "nevhodný"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unseemly, improper",
      "word": "impropio"
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  "word": "untoward"
}

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