Dictionary entry

Unflattering

Pronunciation: /ʌnˈflat(ə)rɪŋ/

Pronunciation

/ʌnˈflat(ə)rɪŋ/

Myanmar Meaning

မြှောက်ပင့်မှု မရှိသော။

Definition

unflattering /ʌn'flætǝrÇŋ / adj အသားမေဆာင္ေသာ။ မလိုက္ဖက္ေသာ။ ကဲ့ရဲ႕ေသာ။ an unflattering hairstyle ❍ unflattering remarks.

Examples

  1. ‘What do we imagine they are like
  2. these disagreeable reflections
  3. these unflattering mirrors that our thoughts provide?’
  4. ‘Humans are discussed as arrogant and blundering
  5. an unflattering contrast to the innocent and compassionate chimps or gorillas.’
  6. ‘My fears of an unflattering portrait with a Pinocchio nose begin to recede.’
  7. ‘How can you criticise someone in such unflattering terms
  8. and then suggest that he has what it takes to lead their party?’
  9. ‘A suitably unflattering headshot of the party's candidate is a must for me
  10. and the Greens have not disappointed.’
  11. ‘The historical records that paint such an unflattering portrait of the town have just been released on the internet.’
  12. ‘I think there is a lot of truth in that statement even if it does paint an unflattering portrait.’
  13. ‘The Greenyards side continued to push for points
  14. and brightened an otherwise unflattering picture with two late
  15. great scores.’
  16. ‘Exclamation marks suggest a certain unflattering ingratiation
  17. especially in letters written to strangers.’
  18. ‘Kramer and his allies are hell-bent on drawing an unflattering picture of the candidate and his crew.’
  19. ‘Charlotte
  20. the Yale graduate in her unflattering woollen tank-top is made to feel dowdy and dull by this jabbering Valley girl.’
  21. ‘Go back further
  22. to the heavy-hitters of the western canon
  23. and plenty of unflattering portraits exist as well.’
  24. ‘What do these unflattering portraits tell us about the current status of designers?’
  25. ‘The hairstyles she wore were being shown in different media after I met her and the songs and movies they showed were very unflattering.’
  26. ‘Despite his quiet
  27. diffident manner
  28. the Humberside police chief is becoming used to an unflattering limelight.’
  29. ‘My only gripe is that it becomes a decidedly unflattering portrait of a man who will always be known as a funny genius.’
  30. ‘Without it
  31. Gucci looked heavy
  32. unflattering and - deadliest blow of all to high fashion - bourgeois.’
  33. ‘Its unflattering portrait was viewed as uncharitable
  34. an instance of speaking ill of the dead.’
  35. ‘An unflattering painting of the Queen Mother has surfaced after being quietly kept from public view for more than 25 years.’
  36. ‘The couple spent most of their wedding night with the magazine's picture editor making sure no unflattering images made it on to the printed page.’