Deappetizing

/diːˈæpɪtaɪzɪŋ/ adjective

Definition

Making something look or seem less appetizing; removing appeal from food or removing the desire to eat.

Etymology

Prefix 'de-' (meaning to remove) combined with 'appetizing' (from Latin 'appetere' meaning to desire/crave, via French 'appétit'). The '-ing' form suggests an ongoing action.

Kelly Says

Food photographers and styling experts use deappetizing tricks in reverse—they've learned that certain angles, lighting, and colors make food less appealing, which restaurants carefully avoid and diet programs might use.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንደኛ
an-de-nya
ARالعربية
غير شهي
ghay-r sha-hi
BNবাংলা
অপ্রিয়
a-pri-ya
CACatalà
desagradable
deh-sa-gra-da-ble
CSČeština
nechutné
ne-chu-t-ne
DADansk
afskrækkende
af-skræ-k-k-ende
DEDeutsch
abstoßend
a-bo-sto-send
ELΕλληνικά
άγευστος
a-ge-ys-tos
ESEspañol
desappetitosa
deh-sa-pet-i-to-sah
FAفارسی
غیر دلچسب
gheyr-del-cheh-sb
FISuomi
epäruokki
e-pä-ru-ok-ki
FRFrançais
dégoûtant
deh-goo-tan
GUGU
મનુષ્યહીન
ma-nu-shy-heen
HAHA
baƙin mutum
ba-kin mu-tum
HEעברית
לא טעים
lo-ta-yim
HIहिन्दी
अरुचिकर
aru-chi-kar
HUMagyar
veszélyes
veh-ze-le-yes
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak menggugah selera
tidak-men-gu-gah se-le-ra
IGIG
akpụrụ
ak-pu-ru
ITItaliano
spiacevole
spa-tsee-vo-le
JA日本語
食欲をそそらない
shoku-ki-wo-so-so-ranai
KKKK
адамгерік
a-dam-ge-rik
KMKM
មនុស្ស
mo-nus
KO한국어
맛없는
mat-eobs-neun
MRMR
मानवीय
maan-vee-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak menggugah selera
tidak-men-gu-gah se-le-ra
MYမြန်မာ
လူမျိုးမဟုတ်
lu-myo-ma-ho-ht
NLNederlands
afstotend
af-sto-tend
NONorsk
avskrekkende
a-vskre-k-ken-de
PAPA
ਮਨુੱਖ-વિરોધી
man-nuk-vi-ro-dhee
PLPolski
nie apetytny
n-ie a-pe-tyt-ny
PTPortuguês
desagradável
deh-sa-gra-da-vel
RORomână
neapetent
ne-a-pe-tent
RUРусский
неаппетитное
ne-ap-pe-tit-noye
SVSvenska
avskräckande
a-v-skräk-kan-de
SWKiswahili
hapa
ha-pa
TAதமிழ்
சாப்பிடத் தகுதியற்ற
sa-ap-pi-da-th-tha-ku-thi-ya-r-rat
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న
chi-nna
THไทย
น่ากิน
na-kin
TLTL
hindi-masarap
hin-di-ma-sa-rap
TRTürkçe
appetizsiz
ap-pe-tiz-siz
UKУкраїнська
несмачний
ne-sma-ch-ny
URاردو
ناخوش مزہ
na-khush ma-zah
VITiếng Việt
không ngon
khong ngon
YOYO
eniyan
e-ni-yan
ZH中文
不吸引食欲
bu-xī-yǐn-shòu-yè
ZUZU
alutho
a-lu-tho

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