Meaning

4 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)A feeling of dislike, aversion or antipathy.

    a feeling of intense dislike

  2. (uncountable, usually)Alienation of affection; displeasure; anger.

  3. (obsolete, uncountable, usually)Aversion of the taste; dislike, as of food or drink; disrelish.

  4. (obsolete, uncountable, usually)Discomfort; uneasiness.

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Believe that I understand your distaste.

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  2. My apathy for voting comes from my distaste for politics.

    ruМоё равнодушие к голосованию исходит из моего отвращения к политике. — megaton

    deMeine Wahlunlust kommt von meiner Abneigung gegen Politik. — MUIRIEL

  3. He said both men agreed they share an "abhorrence and distaste" for war.

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  4. Adriano explained his distaste for Rima.

Translations

2 languages

Origin

From dis- + taste.

From dis- + taste.

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Forms

plural: distastes
Singulardistaste

uncountable

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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