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distaste

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dis·taste  (ds-tst)
n.
Dislike or aversion.
tr.v. dis·tast·ed, dis·tast·ing, dis·tastes Archaic
1. To feel repugnance for; dislike.
2. To offend; displease.
distaste
Noun
a dislike of something offensive
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.distastedistaste - a feeling of intense dislike
antipathy, aversion
dislike - a feeling of aversion or antipathy; "my dislike of him was instinctive"
distaste
noun dislike, horror, disgust, loathing, aversion, revulsion, displeasure, antipathy, abhorrence, disinclination, repugnance, odium, disfavour, detestation, disrelish
Translations
Spanish distaste [dɪsˈteɪst] n → repugnancia
French distaste [dɪsˈteɪst] n → dégoût m
German distaste [dɪsˈteɪst] n → Widerwille m
Italian distaste [dɪsˈteɪst] n → ripugnanza
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There was a real distaste in his face, and yet it was the face of a coarse and sensual man.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
Another point: she was not only far from being worldly, but had an unmistakable distaste for worldly society, and at the same time she knew the world, and had all the ways of a woman of the best society, which were absolutely essential to Sergey Ivanovitch's conception of the woman who was to share his life.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Wordsworth made the country, but Lamb made the town; and there is quite a band of poets nowadays who share his distaste for mountains, and take London for their muse.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
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