distaste
US/(ˌ)dɪsˈteɪst/
distaste noun: a feeling of dislike, aversion or antipathy.
Noun
distaste (usually uncountable, plural distastes)
- A feeling of dislike, aversion or antipathy.
- 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 hopes1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Adversity”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC
- Discomfort; uneasiness.
- Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes, and adversity is not without comforts and hopes.1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Adversity”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC
- Alienation of affection; displeasure; anger.
- On the part of Heav'n / Now alienated, diſtance and diſtaste,1667, John Milton, “Book VIII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC...
Verb
distaste (third-person singular simple present distastes, present participle distasting, simple past and past participle distasted)
- 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.c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
- Plato made it a great ſigne of an intemperate and corrupt common-wealth, where Lawyers and Phyſitians did abound, and the Romanes diſtaſted them ſo much, that they were often baniſhed out of theire city, as Pliny and Celſus relate, for 600 yeares not admitted.1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II...
- To be distasteful; to taste bad
- Dangerous conceits are, in their natures, poisons. / Which at the first are scarce found to distaste, […]c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
- 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.1612, John Davies, Discoverie of the True Causes why Ireland was never entirely subdued
- 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: […]1630, Michael Drayton, “The Barons Warres. In the Reigne of Edward the Second. The Sixt Canto.”, in Poems: […], London: […] Willi[am] Stansby for Iohn Smethwicke, →OCLC, stanza 81, page 151
distaste meaning in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada
distaste in Tamil
- வெறுப்பு, நாட்டமின்மை
distaste in Malayalam
- feeling of dislike
- നീരസം nīrasaṁ, അനിഷ്ടം aniṣṭaṁ
distaste in Kannada
- ಹಿಡಿಸದಿರುವುದು, ಸೇರದಿರುವುದು, ರುಚಿಸದಿರುವಿಕೆ, ಬೇಡದಿರುವುದು, ಅಸಹ್ಯವಾದುದು, ಅಸುರಿಕೆ
Examples of distaste in a sentence
- Don't get all shrinky on me. My distaste for cigars has nothing to do with childhood trauma.
- I regard such a way of life with distaste.
- My distaste was full-blown even before the disaster to the Quito Skyhook.
Forms of distaste
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | distastes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | distastes |
| present participle | distasting |
| past participle | distasted |
| past | distasted |
Origin of distaste
From dis- + taste.
Words formed from distaste
Words that rhyme with distaste
Questions about distaste
- What does distaste mean?
- Distaste means a feeling of dislike, aversion or antipathy.
- What is distaste in Tamil?
- Distaste in Tamil is வெறுப்பு, நாட்டமின்மை. See Distaste meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is distaste?
- Distaste can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce distaste?
- Distaste is pronounced /(ˌ)dɪsˈteɪst/ (US).
- What is the plural of distaste?
- The plural of distaste is distastes.
Words near distaste in the dictionary
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