disrelish

[ dis-rel-ish ]

/ dɪsˈrɛl ɪʃ /

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verb (used with object)

to have a distaste for; dislike.

noun

distaste; dislike.

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Origin of disrelish

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

Words nearby disrelish

Disraeli, Benjamin, disrate, disregard, disregardful, disrelated, disrelish, disremember, disrepair, disreputable, disreputation, disrepute

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How to use disrelish in a sentence

Katherine had ascribed it to the natural disrelish of Ferdinand now to be introduced to anyone.
Henrietta Temple|Benjamin Disraeli
By studying the old authors, he improved his taste, and acquired a disrelish for French literature.
Paris: With Pen and Pencil|David W. Bartlett
It was with some feeling of disrelish that I accepted Hawkins' shoulder, to assist me in steadying myself on this unwonted leg.
The Voodoo Gold Trail|Walter Walden
The height of her esteem for Urquhart was the measure of her growing disrelish for James.
Love and Lucy|Maurice Henry Hewlett

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

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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