late unpleasantness

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Definition of late unpleasantness in English English dictionary

A recent war, especially the American Civil War

2003: It is unlikely that anyone with significant knowledge of the Army or the late unpleasantness in Southeast Asia, upon reading these two sentences, would respond other than with a scatological barnyard expletive or some more genteel utterance representing the same level of acceptance. — Zane E. Finkelstein (referring to the Vietnam War).

Hyphenation

late un·pleas·ant·ness

Turkish pronunciation

leyt ınplezıntnıs

Pronunciation

/ˈlāt ənˈplezəntnəs/ /ˈleɪt ənˈplɛzəntnəs/