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disflavor en · NOUN

Etymology

From dis- + flavor, compare discolor.

Meanings

1. A negative or unwanted flavor.
   • 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. 1923, Roger L. Sergel, Arlie Gelston, page 273:
   • 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 ... 1938, Scientific American:
   • But a few pounds of Activated Carbon ordinarily removes the disflavors from 100,000 gallons of water. 1939, Water Works Engineering, volume 92, page 1228:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
disflavors	Number=Plur		lexicographic
disflavour		alternative	lexicographic

disflavor en · VERB

Etymology

From dis- + flavor, compare discolor.

Meanings

1. To (negatively) change the flavour of.
   • He won't take his medicine, doctor, he says it disflavors his tobacco! 1938, The Medical World:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
disflavoring	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
disflavors	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
disflavored	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
disflavored	Tense=Past		lexicographic
disflavour		alternative	lexicographic