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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ibe matji anneun
"그것은 받아들이기 힘든 진실이었다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not pleasant to taste.
"The medicine was completely unpalatable, leaving a bitter taste in my mouth." - 2
Difficult to accept or endure; disagreeable.
"The management had to face the unpalatable truth that sales were declining rapidly."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix un- (meaning 'not') combined with palatable, originating from the noun palate (from Latin palatum). Originally entering Middle English via Old French in the 16th century, the term has evolved from its literal reference to food taste to frequently metaphoric usage describing ideas, truths, or facts that are difficult to accept.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unpalatable" is said worldwide
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désagréable
Transliteration: dez-a-grea-ble
"C'est une vérité désagréable à entendre."
unschmackhaft
Transliteration: un-shmak-haft
"Sie mussten eine unschmackhafte Wahrheit akzeptieren."
sgradevole
Transliteration: zgra-de-vo-le
"Questa è una verità sgradevole."
desagradable
Transliteration: de-sa-gra-da-ble
"Tuvieron que enfrentar una realidad desagradable."
intragável
Transliteration: in-tra-ga-vel
"A comida estava intragável."
अरुचिकर
Transliteration: aruchikar
"यह एक अरुचिकर सच्चाई है।"
难以下咽的
Transliteration: nán yǐ xià yán de
"这是一个难以接受的事实。"
입에 맞지 않는
Transliteration: ibe matji anneun
"그것은 받아들이기 힘든 진실이었다."
受け入れがたい
Transliteration: ukeiregatai
"それは受け入れがたい現実だ。"
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