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UNPALATABILITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The property of being unacceptable to the mind
Example:
the policy's unpalatability caused an uproar
Synonyms:
unpalatability; unpalatableness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("unpalatability" is a kind of...):
disagreeableness (the quality of being disagreeable and unpleasant)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "unpalatability"):
disgustingness; unsavoriness (the property of being extremely unacceptable to the mind)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The property of being unacceptable to the mouth
Synonyms:
unpalatability; unpalatableness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("unpalatability" is a kind of...):
taste property (a property appreciated via the sense of taste)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "unpalatability"):
disgustingness; distastefulness; nauseatingness; sickeningness; unsavoriness (extreme unpalatability to the mouth)
unappetisingness; unappetizingness (the property of spoiling the appetite)
Antonym:
palatability (the property of being acceptable to the mouth)
Derivation:
unpalatable (not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind)
