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ぞっとしない

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Japanese

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Etymology

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From ぞっと (fear, disgust) +‎ しない, the negative form of する (“do”).[1] Compare ぞっとする (shudder from fear, be disgusted).

Adjective

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ぞっとしない (zottoshinai-i (adverbial ぞっとしなく (zottoshinaku))

  1. unappealing, not desirable, unimpressive
    ()(にく)()べるってぞっとしない
    Baniku o taberu tte zottoshinai.
    I have no desire to eat horse meat.

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References

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  1. ^ Yoshiro Kojima, Shigeru Takebayashi, Keisuke Nakao, and Hideo Masuda, editors (2005), Luminous Japanese-English Dictionary, second edition, Kenkyusha