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
- ‘What do we imagine they are like
- these disagreeable reflections
- these unflattering mirrors that our thoughts provide?’
- ‘Humans are discussed as arrogant and blundering
- an unflattering contrast to the innocent and compassionate chimps or gorillas.’
- ‘My fears of an unflattering portrait with a Pinocchio nose begin to recede.’
- ‘How can you criticise someone in such unflattering terms
- and then suggest that he has what it takes to lead their party?’
- ‘A suitably unflattering headshot of the party's candidate is a must for me
- and the Greens have not disappointed.’
- ‘The historical records that paint such an unflattering portrait of the town have just been released on the internet.’
- ‘I think there is a lot of truth in that statement even if it does paint an unflattering portrait.’
- ‘The Greenyards side continued to push for points
- and brightened an otherwise unflattering picture with two late
- great scores.’
- ‘Exclamation marks suggest a certain unflattering ingratiation
- especially in letters written to strangers.’
- ‘Kramer and his allies are hell-bent on drawing an unflattering picture of the candidate and his crew.’
- ‘Charlotte
- the Yale graduate in her unflattering woollen tank-top is made to feel dowdy and dull by this jabbering Valley girl.’
- ‘Go back further
- to the heavy-hitters of the western canon
- and plenty of unflattering portraits exist as well.’
- ‘What do these unflattering portraits tell us about the current status of designers?’
- ‘The hairstyles she wore were being shown in different media after I met her and the songs and movies they showed were very unflattering.’
- ‘Despite his quiet
- diffident manner
- the Humberside police chief is becoming used to an unflattering limelight.’
- ‘My only gripe is that it becomes a decidedly unflattering portrait of a man who will always be known as a funny genius.’
- ‘Without it
- Gucci looked heavy
- unflattering and - deadliest blow of all to high fashion - bourgeois.’
- ‘Its unflattering portrait was viewed as uncharitable
- an instance of speaking ill of the dead.’
- ‘An unflattering painting of the Queen Mother has surfaced after being quietly kept from public view for more than 25 years.’
- ‘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.’