distaste

[dis-teyst]

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noun

dislike; disinclination.
dislike for food or drink.

verb (used with object), dis·tast·ed, dis·tast·ing.

Archaic. to dislike.

Origin of distaste

First recorded in 1580–90; dis-¹ + taste

Synonyms

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1. aversion, repugnance, disgust.

Synonym study

1. See dislike.

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Examples from the Web for distaste

Contemporary Examples

We also have a language filled with distaste for the civilian “others.”
A Veteran’s View: NYC Cold War Between Cops and City Hall
Matt Gallagher
December 29, 2014
Perhaps ascribing a distaste for the Oscar winner and soon-to-be Interstellar star is an overstatement.
Do We Still Hate Anne Hathaway?
Kevin Fallon
November 5, 2014
His distaste derives from a basic confusion in the position of the puritanical prescriptivist.
Go Ahead, End With a Preposition: Grammar Rules We All Can Live With
Nick Romeo
November 3, 2014
Colbert and Lampkin are not alone in their distaste for the online behemoth.
Amazon Won’t Kill the Indie Bookstore
Bill Morris
July 30, 2014
Simon has previously spoken about the latter of the two focuses––specifically, his distaste for it.
David Simon Says ‘The Wire’ Wouldn’t Survive on TV Today
Alex Suskind
April 25, 2014

Historical Examples

Sigmund shrunk a little away from his uncle, not timidly, but with some distaste.
The First Violin
Jessie Fothergill
Lydia asked scornfully, with a distaste she didn't propose to lessen.
The Prisoner
Alice Brown
"I'm going to ask you a question," said Jeffrey shortly, in his distaste for asking it at all.
The Prisoner
Alice Brown
She was quite conscious of his distaste, but it didn't trouble her.
The Prisoner
Alice Brown
Young Powell asked himself with some distaste what was the meaning of these utterances.
Chance
Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for distaste

distaste

noun

(often foll by for) an absence of pleasure (in); dislike (of); aversion (to)to look at someone with distaste

verb

(tr) an archaic word for dislike

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Word Origin and History for distaste

n.

1590s, from dis- + taste.

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Examples from the Web for distaste

Contemporary Examples

We also have a language filled with distaste for the civilian “others.”

Perhaps ascribing a distaste for the Oscar winner and soon-to-be Interstellar star is an overstatement.

His distaste derives from a basic confusion in the position of the puritanical prescriptivist.

Colbert and Lampkin are not alone in their distaste for the online behemoth.

Simon has previously spoken about the latter of the two focuses––specifically, his distaste for it.

Historical Examples

Sigmund shrunk a little away from his uncle, not timidly, but with some distaste.

Lydia asked scornfully, with a distaste she didn't propose to lessen.

"I'm going to ask you a question," said Jeffrey shortly, in his distaste for asking it at all.

She was quite conscious of his distaste, but it didn't trouble her.

Young Powell asked himself with some distaste what was the meaning of these utterances.

distaste

Word Origin and History for distaste

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