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bad taste in one's mouth

A feeling of guilt, responsibility, or embarrassment as to cause nausea.

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  • Refers to the feeling of nausea or its aftereffects.
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Knowing that I had inadvertently aided a killer, left me with a bad taste in my mouth.

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Submitted on September 01, 2009

Additional definitions for 'bad taste in one's mouth':

bad taste in one's mouthA feeling of disappointment and frustration.
bad taste in one's mouthA feeling something is morally despicable as to cause nausea.
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