distasteful

adjective
UK: /dɪsˈteɪstfəl/
US: /dɪsˈteɪstfəl/

  1. Unpleasant or offensive to one's taste or sensibilities; causing dislike.

    1. The food was distasteful to me.
    2. His distasteful comments made everyone feel uncomfortable during the meeting.

  2. Morally offensive; causing aversion or disgust.

    1. Lying is distasteful to most people.
    2. I found his exploitation of the situation particularly distasteful and unethical.

Synonyms

unpleasant offensive disagreeable repulsive revolting obnoxious unsavory repugnant

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "distasteful" in English means: Unpleasant or offensive to one's taste or sensibilities; causing dislike., Morally offensive; causing aversion or disgust..

The phonetic transcription of "distasteful" is /dɪsˈteɪstfəl/ in British English and /dɪsˈteɪstfəl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "distasteful": unpleasant, offensive, disagreeable, repulsive, revolting, obnoxious, unsavory, repugnant.

Example usage of "distasteful": "The food was distasteful to me.". More examples on the page.