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disrelish

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /dɪsˈɹɛlɪʃ/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A lack of relish: distaste

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Absence of relishing or palatable quality; bad taste; nauseousness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To have no taste for; to reject as distasteful.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • September 1, 1733, Alexander Pope, letter to Jonathan Swift Everybody is so concerned for the public, that all private enjoyments are lost or disrelished

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To deprive of relish; to make nauseous or disgusting in a slight degree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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History

Etymology

From dis- + relish.