Undesirable (Noun)
Meaning
One whose presence is undesirable; "rounding up vagrants and drunks and other undesirables".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The city's mayor vowed to rid the downtown area of vagrants and other undesirables.
- In the 1920s, jazz musicians were considered undesirables by many respectable citizens.
- The exclusive country club had a reputation for excluding anyone deemed an undesirable.
- As the new landlord, she made it clear that any tenant who became an undesirable would be evicted immediately.
- During the war, certain minority groups were labeled as undesirables and suffered brutal persecution.