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111ankle-biter — n a child, usually a baby or toddler. Com monly used with mock distaste by par ents, sometimes with real distaste by others, ankle biter has been heard in all social classes in Britain and Australia since the late 1970s. Synonyms are leg biter,… …
112disrelish — archaic noun a feeling of dislike or distaste. verb regard with dislike or distaste …
113dislike — 1. verb a man she had always disliked Syn: find distasteful, regard with distaste, be averse to, have an aversion to, have no liking/taste for, disapprove of, object to, take exception to; hate, detest, loathe, abhor, despise, be unable to… …
114aversion — 1 *dislike, distaste, disfavor Analogous words: antipathy, hostility, antagonism (see ENMITY): horror, dread, *fear Antonyms: predilection Contrasted words: partiality, bias (see PREDILECTION): *leaning, propensity …
115disgust — vb Disgust, sicken, nauseate are comparable when meaning to arouse an extreme distaste in. Disgust implies a stomach that is revolted by food offered or taken; in its extended use it implies sensibilities which are revolted by something seen,… …
116disrelish — v 1. dislike, disfavor, turn up one s nose at, Sl. be turned off by. See dislike(def.1). n 2. distaste, dislike, disinclination. See distaste …
117dislike — 1. verb a man she had always disliked Syn: find distasteful, regard with distaste, be averse to, have an aversion to, hate, disapprove of, object to, take exception to Ant: like 2. noun she viewed the other woman with dislike Syn: distast …
118disrelish — dis•rel•ish [[t]dɪsˈrɛl ɪʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to have a distaste for; dislike 2) distaste; dislike • Etymology: 1540–50 …
119repel — re•pel [[t]rɪˈpɛl[/t]] v. pelled, pel•ling 1) to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.) 2) to thrust back or away 3) to fail to mix with: Water and oil repel each other[/ex] 4) to resist the absorption of: This coat repels rain[/ex] 5) …
120disrelish — /dɪsˈrɛlɪʃ/ (say dis relish) verb (t) 1. to have a distaste for; dislike. –noun 2. distaste; dislike …
