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distaste

American  
[dis-teyst] / dɪsˈteɪst /

noun

  1. dislike; disinclination.

    Synonyms:
    disgust, repugnance, aversion

  2. dislike for food or drink.

verb (used with object)

distasted, distasting

  1. Archaic. to dislike.

distaste British  
/ dɪsˈteɪst /

noun

  1. (often foll by for) an absence of pleasure (in); dislike (of); aversion (to)

    to look at someone with distaste
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verb

  1. (tr) an archaic word for dislike

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Related Words

See dislike.

Etymology

Origin of distaste

First recorded in 1580–90; dis- 1 + taste

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