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1distaste

verb dis·taste \(ˌ)dis-ˈtāst\

Definition of DISTASTE

transitive verb
1
archaic :  to feel aversion to
2
archaic :  offend, displease
intransitive verb
obsolete :  to have an offensive taste
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First Known Use of DISTASTE

1592

Rhymes with DISTASTE

bald-faced, barefaced, bold-faced, dough-faced, foretaste, impaste, lambaste, lightfaced, moonfaced, pie-faced, po-faced, posthaste, self-paced, shamefaced, shirtwaist, snail-paced, slipcased, stone-faced, straight-faced, straitlaced, toothpaste, two-faced, unchaste, unplaced, white-faced

2distaste

noun

: a strong feeling of not liking someone or something

Full Definition of DISTASTE

1
a archaic :  dislike of food or drink
b :  aversion, disinclination <a distaste for opera>
2
obsolete :  annoyance, discomfort
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First Known Use of DISTASTE

1584

Related to DISTASTE

Synonyms
aversion, disgust, horror, loathing, nausea, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion
DISTASTE Defined for Kids

distaste

noun dis·taste \dis-ˈtāst\

Definition of DISTASTE for Kids

:  1dislike

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