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1distaste — [dis tāst′, dis′tāst΄] n. dislike or aversion (for) vt. distasted, distasting Archaic 1. to have a distaste for; dislike 2. to displease, offend vi. Obs. to be distasteful …
2distaste — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, extreme, great, profound, strong ▪ general ▪ They are country people with a general distaste for all things urban. ▪ …
3distaste — n. 1) to develop; express; feel; show a distaste 2) a strong distaste 3) a distaste for * * * [ dɪs teɪst] express feel show a distaste a strong distaste a distaste for to develop …
4distaste — [[t]dɪ̱ste͟ɪst[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N for n If you feel distaste for someone or something, you dislike them and consider them to be unpleasant, disgusting, or immoral. Roger looked at her with distaste... He professed a violent distaste for… …
5distaste — n. (usu. foll. by for) dislike; repugnance; aversion, esp. slight (a distaste for prunes; a distaste for polite company). Derivatives: distasteful adj. distastefully adv. distastefulness n …
6distaste — dis|taste [dısˈteıst] n [U] a feeling that something or someone is unpleasant or morally offensive distaste for ▪ her distaste for any form of compromise …
7distaste — noun they make little secret of their distaste for returning exiles now looking for power Syn: dislike for, aversion to/toward, disinclination to/toward, disapproval of, disapprobation of, disdain for, repugnance at/toward, hatred for/of,… …
8distaste — noun (U) a feeling of dislike for someone or something that you think is unpleasant or morally offensive (+ for): her distaste for any form of compromise …
9distaste — dis•taste [[t]dɪsˈteɪst[/t]] n. v. tast•ed, tast•ing 1) dislike; disinclination: a distaste for household chores[/ex] 2) dislike for food or drink 3) archaic to dislike • Etymology: 1580–90 …
10distaste — I. verb Date: 1592 transitive verb 1. archaic to feel aversion to 2. archaic offend, displease intransitive verb obsolete to have an offensive taste II …
