English Explanatory Dictionary

mistaste

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To overindulge in food or drink
  2. To take wrongly or in error; mistake; err
  3. To taste wrongly or in error
noun
  1. A wrong, bad, or illicit taste
  2. An error; mistake

Pronunciation

/mɪsˈteɪst/ /ˈmɪsteɪst/

Word forms

mistaste mistastes mistasting mistasted

Etymology

From Middle English mistasten, equivalent to mis- + taste.

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