unlikable

• Décrit une personne ou une chose qu'il est difficile d'aimer ; désagréable ou qui inspire de l'aversion.

Describes a person or thing that is not easy to like; unpleasant or disagreeable.

1. Evoking antipathy in fictionB2formalart

   Describes a character in a story, play, or film that is intentionally designed to make the audience feel dislike or aversion.

   antipathique (personnage)

   • The author created a deliberately unlikable protagonist to challenge the reader's empathy.
   • Critics praised the actor's portrayal of a deeply unlikable villain.
   • The film's unlikable characters made it difficult for some viewers to enjoy.

   Synonymesantipatheticdetestabledisagreeableinsufferableobnoxiousrepellentunappealingunsympathetic

2. Difficult to likeB1informal

   Describes a person or thing that is hard to feel affection for or to find pleasant.

   difficile à aimer

   • His constant complaining made him very unlikable at parties.
   • The new manager is competent but somewhat unlikable due to his cold demeanor.
   • I found the main character in the book to be quite unlikable.

   Synonymesdisagreeabledislikableobjectionableoff-puttingrepellentunappealingunattractiveunpleasantunsympathetic

   Antonymesagreeablelikablepleasant