distaste
Americannoun
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dislike; disinclination.
- Synonyms:
- disgust, repugnance, aversion
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dislike for food or drink.
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
Synonym Usage
See dislike.
Etymology
Origin of distaste
Explanation
When you're disgusted by something, or simply dislike it, you have a distaste for it. You might have such a distaste for the smell of meat cooking that you only go to vegetarian restaurants. Some people have a distaste for living in the suburbs, while others feel distaste at the thought of living packed into a large city with millions of other people. You might have a distaste for the sport of boxing, while your boxing-loving cousin's distaste is for ice dancing and synchronized swimming. When something's just not your taste — you don't care for it — you can say you have a distaste for it.
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Example Sentences
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Distaste for mediocrity has been a theme for the comic in recent weeks.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2025
Distaste about the alleged architect of Lockerbie's readmission into the world leaders' club lingered in many circles, not least among the US victims' families and their supporters.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2011
Distaste for the suburbs is conveyed by mentioning "trimmed lawns and neat flower beds," thus artfully suggesting both compulsiveness and a high level of intolerance for life in its hearty, untrimmed state.
From Time Magazine Archive
Distaste, contempt and even hatred rise almost reflexively in many Americans at the sound of his voice.
From Time Magazine Archive
Distaste for water, yet there is a craving for ice water and cold drinks; wants to drink often.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock
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