Disrelish

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Disrelish \Dis*rel"ish\ (?; see {Dis-}), n.
     1. Want of relish; dislike (of the palate or of the mind);
        distaste; a slight degree of disgust; as, a disrelish for
        some kinds of food.
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              Men love to hear of their power, but have an extreme
              disrelish to be told of their duty.   --Burke.
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     2. Absence of relishing or palatable quality; bad taste;
        nauseousness. --Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Disrelish \Dis*rel"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disrelished}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Disrelishing}.]
     1. Not to relish; to regard as unpalatable or offensive; to
        feel a degree of disgust at. --Pope.
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     2. To deprive of relish; to make nauseous or disgusting in a
        slight degree. --Milton.
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