disrelish

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /dɪsˈrɛlɪʃ/ UK /dɪsˈrɛlɪʃ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a feeling of distaste or dislike; to regard with distaste

She viewed the whole affair with evident disrelish.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a feeling of distaste or... distaste dislike aversion repugnance antipathyloathing

Opposites

relish liking enjoyment fondness appetite

Word family

Related forms relish

Etymology

Formed in English from dis- ('reversal, lack of') + relish, from Old French relais/reles ('something remaining'), from relaisser ('to leave behind'), from Latin relaxare ('to relax, loosen').

dis- Latin relaxare Latin

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Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives

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# disrelish

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪsˈrɛlɪʃ/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈrɛlɪʃ/

## Meanings
1. a feeling of distaste or dislike; to regard with distaste

## Examples
- She viewed the whole affair with evident disrelish.

## Synonyms
- distaste
- dislike
- aversion
- repugnance
- antipathy
- loathing

## Antonyms
- relish
- liking
- enjoyment
- fondness
- appetite

## Related Forms
- relish

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dis-
- Root: relaxare

## Etymology
Formed in English from dis- ('reversal, lack of') + relish, from Old French relais/reles ('something remaining'), from relaisser ('to leave behind'), from Latin relaxare ('to relax, loosen').

## AI Etymology
Disrelish was formed in English from dis- ('reversal, lack of') + relish, from Old French relais/reles ('something remaining'), from relaisser ('to leave behind'), from Latin relaxare ('to relax, loosen'). The etymological trail includes Latin dis- and Latin relaxare. As a noun, disrelish names a feeling of distaste or dislike; to regard with distaste. The same family is visible in related forms such as relish. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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