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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Disrelish

· Dis·rel·ish · IPA /dɪsˈɹɛlɪʃ/
01 n. Want of relish; dislike (of the palate or of the mind); distaste; a slight degree of disgust; as, a disrelish for some kinds of food.
  1. 1.
    Want of relish; dislike (of the palate or of the mind); distaste; a slight degree of disgust; as, a disrelish for some kinds of food.
    “Men love to hear of their power, but have an extreme disrelish to be told of their duty.” — Burke.
  2. 2.
    Absence of relishing or palatable quality; bad taste; nauseousness.
02 v. t. Not to relish; to regard as unpalatable or offensive; to feel a degree of disgust at.
imp. & p. p. Disrelished; p. pr. & vb. n. Disrelishing
  1. 1.
    Not to relish; to regard as unpalatable or offensive; to feel a degree of disgust at.
  2. 2.
    To deprive of relish; to make nauseous or disgusting in a slight degree.