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distaste

/(ˌ)dɪsˈteɪst/ US
/ˈdɪs(ˌ)teɪst/ US, sometimes

Rhymes with -eɪst, -ɪsteɪst

Where it comes from

From dis- + taste.

noun distastes

uncountable, usually A feeling of dislike, aversion or antipathy.
obsolete, uncountable, usually Aversion of the taste; dislike, as of food or drink; disrelish. Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes
obsolete, uncountable, usually Discomfort; uneasiness. Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes, and adversity is not without comforts and hopes.
uncountable, usually Alienation of affection; displeasure; anger. On the part of Heav'n / Now alienated, diſtance and diſtaste,

verb distastes · distasting · distasted

obsolete, transitive To dislike. How may I auoyde / (Although my will diſtaſte what it elected) / The Wife I choſe, there can be no euaſion / To blench from this, and to ſtand firme by honour.
intransitive To be distasteful; to taste bad Dangerous conceits are, in their natures, poisons. / Which at the first are scarce found to distaste, […]
obsolete, transitive To offend; to disgust; to displease. He thought it no policy to distaste the English or Irish by a course of reformation, but sought to please them.
obsolete, transitive To deprive of taste or relish; to make unsavory or distasteful. And vvhat auayl'd his Anſvver in that Caſe? / VVhich the time then did vtterly diſtaſte, / And look'd vpon him vvith ſo ſterne a Face, / As it his Actions vtterly diſgrac'd: […]

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noun feeling of dislike

Português	aversão
Italiano	antipatia, avversione, disgusto

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@misc{distaste_2026,
  title = {distaste},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/distaste},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}