bad taste
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4.1
- noun
- /bæd teɪst/
:
mal sabor de boca
- This argument is leaving a bad taste in my mouth.
- leave a bad taste
- bad taste in the mouth
This action will obviously leave a very bad taste in the mouths of U investors.
- This action will obviously leave a very bad taste in the mouths of U investors.
- And came to Nashville and was again, just like I'm back in the place that left such a bad taste in my mouth about faith and Christianity specifically.
- It would just be such a shame if Jules left a bad taste because it was written for people with impeccable taste.
- The thing about this one that kind of put a bad taste in my mouth is the shade range on the wet and wild website goes a lot deeper than what it actually is in person.
- There was a little bit of going on at me Dad's funeral and I did it was out of bad taste on both parts.
- So every since then, it always put a bad taste in my mouth that you not going to say, well, you got a a Lamborghini truck, your wife got a Lamborghini.
Examples
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The whole conversation left a bad taste in my mouth.
Fiction book (2000) -
Johnston says the experience had left a bad taste in his mouth.
Academic text (2000) -
Having done that leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
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It's left me with a bad taste.
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I do find many of these costumes in bad taste and tacky, mostly.
Blog text (25) -
There were times when Sally's doings left him with a bad taste in his mouth.
Fiction book (1995) -
The saturation approach to marketing emails has left a bad taste in the mouths of many recipients.
Blog text (7) -
The argument we had yesterday left a bad taste in my mouth.
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Her rude comments about the food created a bad taste during the dinner.
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The recent scandal has left many fans with a lingering bad taste regarding the team's integrity.
Synonyms
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2.0
A strong feeling of dislike and being sick because something is offensive
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6.3
A strong feeling of disgust at something very unpleasant
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6.7
An unpleasant feeling of dislike after an experience
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6.2
A strong feeling of dislike and disgust
How Disgusting
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4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The components 'bad' (negative) and 'taste' (either gustatory sensation or evaluative judgment) give a clear negative evaluative sense, so learners who know both words can often infer that something is offensive or of poor quality. However, the specific sense of a lingering feeling of displeasure (as in 'left a bad taste in my mouth') is a metaphorical extension and the nuance of a lasting emotional residue is not fully predictable without exposure, so it is partially but not fully transparent.
Etymology
Bad taste comes from the simple image of something leaving a bad taste in your mouth. If food leaves a bad taste that stays, we say it left a 'bad taste', and by the same image a rude action or upsetting event can leave a 'bad taste' meaning a lasting 'bad feeling'.