Noun: distastefulness dis'teyst-ful-nus
- The quality of being offensive
"The distastefulness of his remarks shocked everyone in the room";
- offensiveness, odiousness
- Extreme unpalatability to the mouth
"The distastefulness of the spoiled milk made him gag";
- disgustingness, nauseatingness, sickeningness, unsavoriness [US], unsavouriness [Brit, Cdn]
See also: inoffensive, offensive, unoffending
Type of: unpalatability, unpalatableness, unpleasantness