Definition of "distasteful" in English

adjective

1. Having a bad or foul taste.

   • Near-synonym: unpalatable
   • The food had very distasteful flavour.

2. (figuratively) Unpleasant.

   • Near-synonym: unpalatable
   • Scrubbing the floors was a distasteful duty to perform.

3. Offensive.

   • distasteful language