unpleasant taste

collocation in English

meaningsofunpleasantandtaste

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unpleasant
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈplez.ənt/us
/ʌnˈplez.ənt/
not enjoyable ...
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taste
noun
uk
/teɪst/us
/teɪst/
the flavour of something, or the ability of a person or animal to recognize ...
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(Definition ofunpleasantandtastefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunpleasant taste

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That has left a veryunpleasanttastein the mouths of many respectable citizens.
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Both those matters left a ratherunpleasanttastein the mouth.
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Furthermore, this process did not discolour milk or give it anyunpleasanttaste.
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The causes of discolouration,unpleasanttasteor odour are numerous, the condition of mains being only one.
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The whole of that smear campaign and the way it was built up leave a somewhatunpleasanttastein the mouth.
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It is a case that, altogether, seems to me invested with some mystery, and leaves a ratherunpleasanttastein the mouth.
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It is put in many medicines to conceal an otherwiseunpleasanttaste.
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That sort of thing rather leaves anunpleasanttastein one's mouth.
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The very phrases leave anunpleasanttastein the mouth.
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It leaves a distinctlyunpleasanttastein the mouth of those who have perused it, as it has been my duty to do, from cover to cover.
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One can take a tablespoon of salt, put it in some water and drink it, and apart from a ratherunpleasanttastein the mouth, one is all right.
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When hydrogenated, it turns solid and white, and loses itsunpleasanttasteand odor.
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Lastly, ferns have anunpleasanttastedue to the high content of tannins in their fronds.
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Its taste was slightly bitter, but an improvement over the strong,unpleasanttasteof the commonly used bromides.
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This causes it to assume an unpleasant odor, and the milk is deemed non-consumable due tounpleasanttasteand an increased risk of food poisoning.
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This may be accompanied by other premonitory symptoms such as shivering, coughing, vomiting, and anunpleasanttastein the mouth.
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However, thisunpleasanttasteof yakju is generated by lactic acid so that, if it is proper, this taste matches well with meats.
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Today, research is being conducted into bitter gourds to reduce theunpleasanttastethat many complain of, while keeping the nutritional and medicinal benefits.
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Theunpleasanttasteof the extract is lessened when taken in pill form, or as tinctures.
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Reported to have a bitter andunpleasanttaste, they are more useful for survival purposes.
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