Distasteful: meaning, definitions and examples

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distasteful

[ dɪsˈteɪstf(ə)l ]

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description

Causing dislike or disgust; unpleasant or offensive.

Synonyms

disgusting, offensive, unpleasant

Examples of usage

It was a distasteful joke that offended many people.
His distasteful behavior made everyone uncomfortable.
The movie contained some distasteful scenes.

Translations

Translations of the word "distasteful" in other languages:

🇵🇹 desagradável

🇮🇳 अप्रिय

🇩🇪 widerlich

🇮🇩 menjijikkan

🇺🇦 неприємний

🇵🇱 niesmaczny

🇯🇵 不快な

🇫🇷 désagréable

🇪🇸 desagradable

🇹🇷 tatsız

🇰🇷 불쾌한

🇸🇦 مقزز

🇨🇿 nechutný

🇸🇰 nechutný

🇨🇳 令人厌恶的

🇸🇮 neprijeten

🇮🇸 ógeðfelldur

🇰🇿 жағымсыз

🇬🇪 სამწუხარო

🇦🇿 naxoş

🇲🇽 desagradable

Word origin

The word 'distasteful' originated in the early 17th century from the combination of 'dis-' (expressing negation) and 'taste' (sense of what is fitting, proper, or harmonious). It evolved to describe something that is unpleasant or offensive to the sense of taste or propriety.