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
Or the public’s general distaste for being confronted with tetchy societal issues will still prevail; doom-scrolling should be done on one’s phone at home, not out in the world among other people.
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Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Cornell students, alumni and other Reddit users have largely expressed their distaste for the incident.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
At a single, two-minute dinner, Hermann Kafka smashes a cockroach while denigrating his son’s engagement to Felice Bauer before reiterating his distaste for Franz’s writing.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
The respected journo most recently discussed his distaste for Drake and Althoff’s first interview after watching a preview for their latest chat on The Bigger Picture.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Cornell students, alumni and other Reddit users have largely expressed their distaste for the incident.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
At a single, two-minute dinner, Hermann Kafka smashes a cockroach while denigrating his son’s engagement to Felice Bauer before reiterating his distaste for Franz’s writing.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
The respected journo most recently discussed his distaste for Drake and Althoff’s first interview after watching a preview for their latest chat on The Bigger Picture.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distaste
Noun
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Coach Dean Evason watched Thursday’s loss to the Colorado Avalanche with disgust.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Predictably, this was met with widespread disgust and calls for tighter controls.—
John Toher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The former screen siren was fined nearly $25,000 in 2008 after being convicted of provoking discrimination and racial hatred for writing that Muslims are destroying her country.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Looking at me with pure hatred.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Distaste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distaste. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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