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Noun: distastefulness  dis'teyst-ful-nus
  1. The quality of being offensive
    "The distastefulness of his remarks shocked everyone in the room";
    - offensiveness, odiousness
     
  2. 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