unpalatable

• يصف شيئًا كريه الطعم أو غير مستساغ، ويُستعمل مجازًا لما يصعب تقبّله أو الموافقة عليه.

Describes something that is unpleasant to taste or, figuratively, something that is difficult to accept or agree with.

1. Unpleasant to tasteC1formal

   Not pleasant or acceptable to the sense of taste; distasteful.

   غير مستساغ الطعم

   • The medicine was so unpalatable that she had to hold her nose.
   • The stew was bland and unpalatable.
   • He found the bitter herb unpalatable.

   المرادفاتbitterdisagreeabledistastefulnauseatingrevoltingsickeningunappetizingunsavory

   الأضدادappetizingdelectabledeliciouspalatablesavorytastytoothsome

2. Unpleasant to the mindC1formal

   Not pleasant or acceptable to the mind; disagreeable or offensive.

   غير مستساغ

   • The truth was unpalatable for many people.
   • The politician's remarks were unpalatable to the audience.
   • She had to accept the unpalatable reality of the situation.

   المرادفاتdisagreeabledispleasingdistastefulobjectionableoffensiverepugnantrepulsiveunappealingunpleasantunsavory

   الأضدادacceptableagreeabledelightfulpleasantpleasing