unpalatability

unpalatability
noun
1. the property of being unacceptable to the mouth
Syn: ↑unpalatableness
Ant: ↑palatability
Derivationally related forms: ↑unpalatable (for: ↑unpalatableness), ↑unpalatable
Hypernyms: ↑taste property
Hyponyms:
2. the property of being unacceptable to the mind
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the policy's unpalatability caused an uproar

Syn: ↑unpalatableness
Derivationally related forms: ↑unpalatable (for: ↑unpalatableness)
Hypernyms: ↑disagreeableness
Hyponyms: ↑disgustingness, ↑unsavoriness

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\\“+\ noun
: the quality or state of being unpalatable

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