disagreeable situation
1disagreeable — disagreeableness, disagreeability, n. disagreeably, adv. /dis euh gree euh beuhl/, adj. 1. contrary to one s taste or liking; unpleasant; offensive; repugnant. 2. unpleasant in manner or nature; unamiable: a thoroughly disagreeable person. n. 3.… …
2predicament — predicament, dilemma, quandary, plight, scrape, fix, jam, pickle can all denote a situation from which one does or can extricate himself only with difficulty. Predicament carries the implication that the situation constitutes a problem for those… …
3sit|u|a|tion — «SIHCH u AY shuhn», noun. 1. a) a combination of circumstances; case; condition: »Act reasonably in all situations. b) position with regard to circumstances: »It is a very disagreeable situation to be alone and without money in a strange city. 2 …
4Eyre Crowe — Sir Eyre Alexander Barby Wichart Crowe, GCB, GCMG (30 July, 1864 ndash;28 April, 1925) was a British diplomat.Eyre Crowe was born in Leipzig and educated at Düsseldorf and Berlin and in France, with a German mother and a German wife. His father… …
5grin and bear it — verb To endure a difficult or disagreeable situation with good humour. They made me work the Saturday of our wedding anniversary. What could I say? I just had to grin and bear it …
6grit one's teeth — verb a) To clench ones teeth together tightly because of pain or anger or frustration. Theres a storm coming, so I grit my teeth and start rowing with all my might. b) To face up to a difficult or disagreeable …
7The Theory of Moral Sentiments — was written by Adam Smith in 1759. It provided the ethical, philosophical, psychological and methodological underpinnings to Smith s later works, including The Wealth of Nations (1776), A Treatise on Public Opulence (1764) (first published in… …
8Please Save My Earth — Infobox animanga/Header name = Please Save My Earth caption = Cover of the first volume ja name = ぼくの地球を守って ja name trans = Boku no Chikyū o Mamotte genre = science fiction, urban fantasyInfobox animanga/Manga title = author = Saki Hiwatari… …
9John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland — For other people named John Dudley, see John Dudley (disambiguation). John Dudley Born 1504 London …
10name — namer, n. /naym/, n., v., named, naming, adj. n. 1. a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known. 2. mere designation, as distinguished from fact:… …
