Unflattering: meaning, definitions and examples
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unflattering
[ หสnหflรฆtษrษชล ]
description
Not showing someone or something in a good light; making someone or something appear less attractive, impressive, or appealing.
Synonyms
unattractive, unbecoming, uncomplimentary, unfavorable
Examples of usage
- It was an unflattering photo of me, so I asked my friend to delete it.
- The critic wrote an unflattering review of the movie, highlighting its flaws.
Translations
Translations of the word "unflattering" in other languages:
๐ต๐น pouco lisonjeiro
๐ฎ๐ณ เค เคชเฅเคฐเคฟเคฏ
๐ฉ๐ช unvorteilhaft
๐ฎ๐ฉ tidak menyanjung
๐บ๐ฆ ะฝะตะบะพะผะฟะปัะผะตะฝัะฐัะฝะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ niepochlebny
๐ฏ๐ต ใใพใ่ฏใใชใ
๐ซ๐ท peu flatteur
๐ช๐ธ poco favorecedor
๐น๐ท pek รถvรผcรผ olmayan
๐ฐ๐ท ํธ์์ ์ด์ง ์์
๐ธ๐ฆ ุบูุฑ ู ุจูุฌ
๐จ๐ฟ ne lichotivรฝ
๐ธ๐ฐ ne lichotivรฝ
๐จ๐ณ ไธๅฅๆฟ็
๐ธ๐ฎ neprijeten
๐ฎ๐ธ รณheillavรฆnlegur
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะถะฐาัะผััะท
๐ฌ๐ช แแ แแแแแแแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ xoลagษlmษz
๐ฒ๐ฝ poco favorecedor
Word origin
The word 'unflattering' originated from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and the adjective 'flattering.' The term has been used in English since the late 18th century to describe something that does not present someone or something in a positive or attractive manner.
See also: flat, flatfish, flatiron, flatly, flatness, flats, flatten, flattened, flatter, flattery, flatware.