Definition

The quality or condition of being unpleasant to taste or difficult to accept.

Example

The unpalatability of the dish made it hard for anyone to enjoy the meal.

Conversation

Have you tried that new restaurant downtown yet?

Not yet, but I heard the reviews mention its unpalatability quite a bit.

That's surprising! I thought the menu looked really interesting.

Yeah, sometimes a unique menu can lead to some unexpected unpalatability.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Unpalatability → It is formed from "un-" (meaning not), "palatable" (from Latin "palatabilis", meaning pleasing to the taste), and "-ity" (meaning the state or condition of). The word describes the state of being not pleasing to the taste.

Memory Tip

Think of 'not' ('un-') being combined with something that is 'pleasing to the taste' ('palatable') to remember that 'unpalatability' refers to something that is not enjoyable to eat.

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