disrelish

[ dis-rel-ish ]

/ dɪsˈrɛl ɪʃ /

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verb (used with object)

to have a distaste for; dislike.

noun

distaste; dislike.

Nearby words

disraeli, benjamin, disrate, disregard, disregardful, disrelated, disrelish, disremember, disrepair, disreputable, disreputation, disrepute

Origin of disrelish

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

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Examples from the Web for disrelish

By studying the old authors, he improved his taste, and acquired a disrelish for French literature.
Paris: With Pen and Pencil|David W. Bartlett
Pretty women of late years approached the captain in his fatherly capacity, much to his disrelish.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877.|Various
Is there not danger that the Sabbath-school will induce a disrelish for the preaching service?
The Sabbath-School Index|Richard Gay Pardee
Nay, he seemed suddenly not altogether to disrelish his own discomfiture, twas excellent, and you find favour for it.
Back o' the Moon|Oliver Onions

By this practice, even in the cradle, his disrelish for ardent spirits is done away.
Select Temperance Tracts|American Tract Society

British Dictionary definitions for disrelish

disrelish

/ (dɪsˈrɛlɪʃ) /

verb

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

noun

such a feeling

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disrelish

verb (used with object)

noun

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Origin of disrelish

Examples from the Web for disrelish

British Dictionary definitions for disrelish

disrelish

verb

noun