disrelish

noun
UK: /ˌdɪs.rɪˈlɪʃ/
US: /ˌdɪsˈrɛlɪʃ/

  1. A feeling of dislike or distaste.

    1. I felt a sudden disrelish for the game.
    2. The spoiled child expressed a strong disrelish for vegetables at dinner.

Synonyms

antipathy distaste dislike repugnance aversion
disrelish verb

  1. To feel dislike or distaste for something.

    1. I disrelish doing chores around the house.
    2. She began to disrelish the long commutes to work each day because of heavy traffic.

  2. To regard with disapproval or aversion.

    1. He disrelishes any form of dishonesty in his employees.
    2. The professor seemed to disrelish students who didn't participate actively in class discussions.
disrelish transitive-verb

  1. To dislike strongly.

    1. I disrelish the thought of the dentist.
    2. Many people disrelish cleaning, viewing it as a tiresome and repetitive task.

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "disrelish" is /ˌdɪs.rɪˈlɪʃ/ in British English and /ˌdɪsˈrɛlɪʃ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "disrelish": antipathy, distaste, dislike, repugnance, aversion.

Example usage of "disrelish": "I felt a sudden disrelish for the game.". More examples on the page.