as in disgust
a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness
usually views abstract paintings with distaste
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Recent Examples of distaste
Their distaste for each other began in 2006, when O'Donnell called Trump out on The View.
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Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
In addition to insulting Paul Dano this week on a podcast, Quentin Tarantino also shared his distaste for beloved horror actor Matthew Lillard.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2025
Despite her distaste for her brother-in-law's habit, Jones was quick to reassure that there was no bad blood between them.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
The Django Unchained filmmaker expressed his distaste for the Wedding Crashers star during a recent appearance on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
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Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
In addition to insulting Paul Dano this week on a podcast, Quentin Tarantino also shared his distaste for beloved horror actor Matthew Lillard.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2025
Despite her distaste for her brother-in-law's habit, Jones was quick to reassure that there was no bad blood between them.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
The Django Unchained filmmaker expressed his distaste for the Wedding Crashers star during a recent appearance on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distaste
Noun
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Even people in her party were looking at her with disgust.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Jan. 2026
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Archie vented his disgust in a rich lexicon of racial and ethnic slurs new to prime-time dialogue.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Some viewers will know Rapaport from his decadeslong acting career but also that one very irritating season of Justified; others will know him for his anti-Palestinian rants and hatred of New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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This is not to say that rape can be separated from the hatred of women, just that, in certain situations, the role of the victim can be violently reassigned.—
S. C. Cornell,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Distaste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distaste. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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