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distaste
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1dis·taste

verb \(ˌ)dis-ˈtāst\

Definition of DISTASTE

transitive verb
1
archaic : to feel aversion to
2
archaic : offend, displease
intransitive verb
obsolete : to have an offensive taste

First Known Use of DISTASTE

1592

Rhymes with DISTASTE

bald-faced, barefaced, bold-faced, dough-faced, foretaste, impaste, lambaste, lightfaced, moonfaced, pie-faced, po-faced, posthaste, self-paced, shamefaced, shirtwaist, snail-paced, slipcased, stone-faced, straight-faced, straitlaced, toothpaste, two-faced, unchaste, unplaced, white-faced

2distaste

noun

Definition of DISTASTE

1
a archaic : dislike of food or drink
b : aversion, disinclination <a distaste for opera>
2
obsolete : annoyance, discomfort
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Examples of DISTASTE

  1. “I see you still smoke,” she said with distaste.
  2. <usually views abstract paintings with distaste>

First Known Use of DISTASTE

1584

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Synonyms
aversion, disgust, horror, loathing, nausea, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion

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