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   un·pal·at·a·ble

   /ˌənˈpalədəbəl/

   adjective

   • 1. not pleasant to taste: "scraps of unpalatable food" Similar unappetizinguninvitingunappealingunsavoryoff-puttinginedibleuneatablebittersourranciddisgustingrevoltingnauseatingsickeninghorribletastelessflavorlessblandinsipidinformal:yuckysick-makinggrossOpposite palatabletasty
   • ▪ difficult to tolerate or accept: "the unpalatable fact that many of the world's people are starving" Similar disagreeableunpleasantdispleasingunattractiveregrettableunwelcomeupsettingdistressinglamentablerepugnantnastyhorribledreadfulhatefuldistastefuloffensiveobjectionableobnoxiousrepulsiverepellentvilefoulOpposite palatable

   Derivatives

   • 1. unpalatability noun
   • 2. unpalatably adverb
   • 3. unpalatableness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishUNPALATABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   UNPALATABLE definition: 1. An unpalatable fact or idea is unpleasant or shocking and therefore difficult to accept: 2…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › unpalatableUnpalatable Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of UNPALATABLE is not palatable : distasteful. How to use unpalatable in a sentence.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › unpalatableUnpalatable - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   Use the adjective unpalatable to describe something that tastes really bad, like a glass of unsweetened lemonade. Food is unpalatable if it tastes or smells terrible, but other non-edible things can also be described this way, if just thinking about them makes you cringe.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishUNPALATABLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. adjective. If you describe an idea as unpalatable, you mean that you find it unpleasant and difficult to accept. It is an unpalatable fact that rape makes a good news story. It was only then that I began to learn the unpalatable truth about John.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishunpalatable adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   unpalatable (to somebody) (of facts, ideas, etc.) unpleasant and not easy to accept synonym distasteful. Only then did I learn the unpalatable truth.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryUNPALATABLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   An unpalatable fact or idea is unpleasant or shocking and therefore difficult to accept: the unpalatable truth / facts about the war. Unpalatable food is unpleasant to taste or eat. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Serious and unpleasant.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › unpalatableUnpalatable - definition of unpalatable by The Free Dictionary

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   unpalatable - not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind; "an unpalatable meal"; "unpalatable truths"; "unpalatable behavior"

9. www.oed.com › dictionary › unpalatable_adjunpalatable, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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   What does the adjective unpalatable mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective unpalatable. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the adjective unpalatable? About 0.6 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishunpalatable adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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    Definition of unpalatable adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of unpalatable – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

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    adjective. formal uk / ʌnˈpælətəbl / us. Add to word list Add to word list. shocking and difficult to accept: an unpalatable fact. (Definition of unpalatable from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of unpalatable. in Chinese (Traditional) （事實或想法）令人不快的，讓人難以接受的, （食物）難以下嚥的，不可口的… See more.