be distasteful

Frequency: 7.515.2 per million words

To have the quality of being unpleasant or offensive.

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Examples (10)

  • His joke about her weight was deeply distasteful to everyone at the party.
  • The decision to cut funding for the arts is distasteful to many citizens.
  • To me, the entire premise of the show is distasteful.
  • Any form of public humiliation will always be distasteful.
  • The task of firing so many employees was distasteful for the manager.
  • The way he boasted about his wealth was particularly distasteful.
  • The politician's comments have always been distasteful to me.
  • Isn't it a bit distasteful to gossip about their divorce?
  • Many viewers felt the graphic scene was unnecessarily distasteful.
  • Exploiting a tragedy for personal gain is morally distasteful.