unpleasantry

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English

Etymology

From un- +‎ pleasantry or unpleasant +‎ -ry[1]

Noun

unpleasantry (countable and uncountable, plural unpleasantries)

  1. That which is unpleasant.
  2. An unpleasant remark, behaviour, etc.

Antonyms

References

  1. ^ unpleasantry, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.