Bad
Bad adjective - Not giving pleasure to the mind or senses.
Usage example: the air in the damp basement had a very bad smell
Disagreeable is a synonym for bad in property topic. In some cases you can use "Disagreeable" instead the word "Bad" as an adjective or a noun, when it comes to topics like good, unpleasant, distressing.
Disagreeable
Disagreeable adjective - Not giving pleasure to the mind or senses.
Usage example: a disagreeable smell coming from the closet
Bad is a synonym for disagreeable in good topic. You can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Disagreeable", if it concerns topics such as disgusting.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- He seems to find it somewhat disagreeable when people mistreat those he regards as having more worth (or just a load more bad luck) than society deems them to have.
Source: Moral Sociopathy -
Though you don't deal with them for very long, Duke Skyheed seems like a noble leader while his chancellor seems like a very rude, disagreeable, and scheming sort, turns out Skyheed is the Big Bad and the Chancellor has been helping you all along.
Source: Evil Chancellor
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