uncongenial.

Unpleasant or unsuitable for a particular person's preferences, character, or purposes.

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Words that belong together

• uncongenial surroundings
• an uncongenial task
• uncongenial company

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The elegant apartment was uncongenial to someone accustomed to leaving every door open.

He found the celebratory atmosphere uncongenial and escaped to the loading yard.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Forms: Comparative more uncongenial; superlative most uncongenial. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.