disrelish

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A lack of relish

   A lack of relish: distaste

   • The only reason he did not rise in the Church, we are told, was the envy of others, and a disrelish entertained of him
   • The residents live principally upon this most delicious fish which fortunately can be eaten a long time without disrelish.
2. 2

   Absence of relishing or palatable quality

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

3. 3

   To have no taste for

   To have no taste for; to reject as distasteful.

   • 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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   1. 4

      To deprive of relish

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

      • And Eve within, due at her hour prepar'd / For dinner favourie fruits, of taſte to pleaſe / True appetite, and not diſreliſh thirſt

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