Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; offensiveness; tastelessness
味 is ateji
世界からは【麻疹輸出国】と嫌味とも本音ともとれることをいわれている始末。Ending up with being called a "measles exporting country" by the rest of the world, something that you could take as insult or truth. cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment; sarcastic comment
Also written 嫌み【いやみ】、厭味【いやみ】