Definition of distaste
obsolete
: to have an offensive taste
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Starbucks customers outside the store at the Arizona Center, Third and Van Buren Streets in downtown Phoenix, offered mixed reviews Tuesday on the company’s decision, ranging from agreement to distaste for the afternoon closure.
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The Republican crossover votes in Alabama could largely be attributable to distaste for Moore.
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As China looks ahead to a new American administration, opinions on the front-running Mrs. Clinton veer from admiration, mostly among women and civil libertarians, to distaste, mostly among male policy makers and an often nationalistic public.
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First Known Use of distaste
1592
Definition of distaste
1 a
archaic
: dislike of food or drink
b
: aversion, disinclination
- a distaste for opera
Examples of distaste in a Sentence
“I see you still smoke,” she said with distaste.
usually views abstract paintings with distaste
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And attorney general Sessions has made his distaste for affirmative action manifest, vowing to bring lawsuits against any universities that adopt admissions policies that unduly advantage African-American applicants.
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His distaste for self-aggrandizement embodied the Wesleyan requirement of modesty.
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But his distaste for public workers and their unions drips from every word.
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Hertzmark Hudis spoke with the Cut about her (other) favorite white linens, her distaste for black licorice and the room in her home that truly calms her.
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The convention messengers — those authorized by their local churches to attend and are able to vote and propose motions to be voted on — have already made their distaste for Pence’s visit known.
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Macron’s warmth has been a marked contrast to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has barely concealed her distaste for Trump’s views, and to British Prime Minister Theresa May, whose relationship with Trump has been strained.
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Harry and his brother, Prince William, have been vocal about their distaste for aggressive paparazzi.
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This city is already Starbucks-saturated, and San Francisco’s legions of coffee snobs with a distaste for chain stores probably won’t be devastated by the news.
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First Known Use of distaste
1584
distaste Synonyms
Near Antonyms
appetite, bent, fancy, favor, fondness, like, liking, love, partiality, penchant, predilection, preference, propensity, relish, shine, taste, use;
Related Words
abhorrence, abomination, antipathy, execration, hate, hatred;
allergy, averseness, disapproval, disfavor, disinclination, dislike, disliking, displeasure;
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Definition of distaste for English Language Learners
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: a strong feeling of not liking someone or something
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