disrelish

American  

[dis-rel-ish] / dɪsˈrɛl ɪʃ /

verb (used with object)

1. to have a distaste for; dislike.

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noun

1. distaste; dislike.

disrelish British  

/ dɪsˈrɛlɪʃ /

verb

1. (tr) to have a feeling of aversion for; dislike

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noun

1. such a feeling

Etymology

Origin of disrelish

First recorded in 1540–50; dis- ¹ + relish

Example Sentences

No melodramatic toughies, his cowpunchers are happy-go-lucky lads with a natural disrelish to being told they can't do that.

From Time Magazine Archive

In some few instances, indeed, a positive disrelish for it was openly avowed, and we could not help feeling that those opinions were entitled to particular respect as they could have come only by inspiration.

From The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 5, May 1810 by Carpenter, S. C. (Stephen Cullen)

The wine is not tasty, but only a small disrelish has to be overcome, and it is healthier.

From Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle by Hausrath, Adolf

He was known to be exceedingly averse to eating bear meat, and often expressed his disrelish, and even disgust, at the idea.

From Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick by Springer, John S.

In a few minutes the two men had changed their costumes and stood looking at each other with a very evident disrelish of their respective situations.

From The Panchronicon by MacKaye, Harold Steele