dis|a|men|i|ty

dis|a|men|i|ty
dis|a|men|i|ty «DIHS uh MEHN uh tee, -MEE nuh-», noun. British.
1. n. pl. a lack or loss of amenity; inconvenience; trouble: »

Two other rapidly growing sources of disamenity…are air travel and tourism (New Scientist).

2. plural -ties. a disagreeable feature or condition: »

[He] regards much of modern building as ugly, and dreams of an enlightened committee with powers to deal with these disamenites (Sunday Times).


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