distaste

  • 31distaste — /dɪsˈteɪst / (say dis tayst) noun 1. dislike; disinclination. 2. disrelish for food or drink. –verb (t) (distasted, distasting) 3. Obsolete to dislike …

  • 32Distasted — Distaste Dis*taste , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distasting}.] 1. Not to have relish or taste for; to disrelish; to loathe; to dislike. [1913 Webster] Although my will distaste what it elected. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …

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  • 33Distasting — Distaste Dis*taste , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distasting}.] 1. Not to have relish or taste for; to disrelish; to loathe; to dislike. [1913 Webster] Although my will distaste what it elected. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …

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  • 34distasteful — distaste ► NOUN ▪ dislike or aversion. DERIVATIVES distasteful adjective distastefully adverb distastefulness noun …

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  • 35distastefully — distaste ► NOUN ▪ dislike or aversion. DERIVATIVES distasteful adjective distastefully adverb distastefulness noun …

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  • 36distastefulness — distaste ► NOUN ▪ dislike or aversion. DERIVATIVES distasteful adjective distastefully adverb distastefulness noun …

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  • 37dislike — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Fixed aversion Nouns 1. dislike, distaste, disinclination; reluctance; backwardness (See unwillingness); repugnance, disgust, nausea, loathing; antipathy, aversion, enmity, hate, animosity, no love lost; …

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  • 38dislike — n Dislike, distaste, aversion, disfavor mean the state of mind of one who is not drawn to or turns from or avoids a person or thing; often these terms imply the manifestation of the state of mind. Dislike normally suggests the finding of… …

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  • 39ugly — ugly, hideous, ill favored, unsightly are comparable when they mean contrary to what is beautiful or pleasing especially to the sight. Ugly is the comprehensive term which may apply not only to what is distasteful to the sight but also to the… …

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  • 40dis|taste — «dihs TAYST», noun, verb, tast|ed, tast|ing. –n. dislike: »a distaste for formality, a distaste of society. His distaste for carrots showed clearly on his face. He took a sip of the iced water with distaste as though it were medicine (Graham… …

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