Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disflavor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-fla-vor
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To (negatively) change the flavour of.

noun

A negative or unwanted flavor.

Example Sentences

"He won't take his medicine, doctor, he says it disflavors his tobacco!"
"Subtle disflavors ran in her blood that day, and as she read or wandered through the stores, trying the library and again Grand Avenue, a dull consciousness persisted that something had been left undone."
"Chlorination also emphasizes the various other disflavors in water caused by algae, industrial wastes, and so on . Fortunately it is now possible to remove the objectionable tastes and odors in public water supplies that arise from tarred roads ..."
"But a few pounds of Activated Carbon ordinarily removes the disflavors from 100,000 gallons of water."

Etymology

From dis- + flavor, compare discolor.

Inflected Forms

disflavors (present, singular) disflavoring (participle, present) disflavored (participle, past) disflavored (past) disflavour (alternative) disflavors (plural)

Questions

What does disflavor mean?: To (negatively) change the flavour of.
Where does disflavor come from?: From dis- + flavor, compare discolor.

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