distaste (dɪsˈteɪst
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Definitions
noun
- (often foll by for) an absence of pleasure (in); dislike (of); aversion (to) ⇒
to look at someone with distaste
verb
- (tr) an archaic word for dislike
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Armstrong listened carefully, distaste written all over his blotchy complexion.
, A Nasty Dose of Death (1994)Eminem's distaste for the Bush administration is pretty clear," reports Rolling Stone.
NME (New Musical Express) (2004)"I try not to take personally his expression of distaste whenever he mouths the words "overseas media".
New Zealand Herald (2003)Not that he wasn't a moderniser: but he retained a distaste for the Blairite changes thrust on the party he loved.
Glasgow Herald (2002)Either you will not use it or you will find that your concern or distaste spoils all enjoyment.
, Vasectomy and Sterilization (1989)