Unpalatable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnpˈæləɾəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnpˈalətəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnpˈalətəbəl/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌnpˈæləɾəbəl/.

Examples

an unpalatable meal
unpalatable truths
unpalatable behavior

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

palatable

Parts of Speech

adjective

not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind

“an unpalatable meal”

Word Forms

unpalatableness	noun	the property of being unacceptable to the mind
unpalatability	noun	the property of being unacceptable to the mouth

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ungenießbar

nicht angenehm oder akzeptabel für den Geschmack oder den Geist

🇫🇷French

désagréable

pas agréable ou acceptable au goût ou à l’esprit

🇪🇸Spanish

desagradable

No es agradable ni aceptable para el gusto o la mente.

🇮🇹Italian

sgradevole

non piacevole o accettabile per il gusto o la mente

🇳🇱Dutch

onsmakelijk

niet prettig of acceptabel voor de smaak of geest

🇵🇹Portuguese

intragável

não é agradável ou aceitável ao gosto ou à mente

🇷🇺Russian

неприятный

неприятен или неприемлем на вкус или ум

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कड़ा

स्वाद या मन के लिए सुखद या स्वीकार्य नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

অরুচিকর

স্বাদ বা মনের জন্য মনোরম বা গ্রহণযোগ্য নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

சுவையற்றது

சுவை அல்லது மனதுக்கு இனிமையானதாகவோ அல்லது ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளக்கூடியதாகவோ இல்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

రుచిలేని

రుచికి లేదా మనసుకు ఆహ్లాదకరంగా లేదా ఆమోదయోగ్యం కాదు

🇮🇳Marathi

रुचकर

चव किंवा मनाला आनंददायी किंवा स्वीकार्य नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપ્રિય

સ્વાદ અથવા મન માટે સુખદ અથવા સ્વીકાર્ય નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ರುಚಿಕರವಲ್ಲದ

ರುಚಿ ಅಥವಾ ಮನಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ಆಹ್ಲಾದಕರ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ವೀಕಾರಾರ್ಹವಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അരോചകമായ

രസത്തിനോ മനസ്സിനോ സുഖകരമോ സ്വീകാര്യമോ അല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਲੋੜੀ

ਸੁਆਦ ਜਾਂ ਮਨ ਲਈ ਸੁਹਾਵਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਵੀਕਾਰਯੋਗ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناگوار

ذائقہ یا دماغ کے لیے خوشگوار یا قابل قبول نہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

难吃的

味道或思想不愉快或不可接受

🇯🇵Japanese

口に合わない

味や心に不快または受け入れられない

🇰🇷Korean

싫은

맛이나 마음에 즐겁지 않거나 받아들일 수 없는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khó chịu

không dễ chịu hoặc chấp nhận được theo sở thích hoặc tâm trí

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่อร่อย

ไม่น่าพอใจหรือรับรสหรือใจได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

tak enak

tidak menyenangkan atau dapat diterima oleh selera atau pikiran

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi masarap

hindi kaaya-aya o katanggap-tanggap sa panlasa o isip

🇲🇾Malay

tak sedap

tidak menyenangkan atau boleh diterima oleh rasa atau fikiran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير مستساغ

ليست ممتعة أو مقبولة للذوق أو العقل

🇮🇷Persian

ناخوشایند

برای ذائقه یا ذهن خوشایند یا قابل قبول نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

nahoş

zevke ya da zihne hoş ya da kabul edilebilir değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא טעים

לא נעים או מקובל על הטעם או הנפש

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