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distaste

[dis-teyst]

Origin

noun

dislike; disinclination.

dislike for food or drink.

verb (used with object)

Archaic. to dislike.

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Origin:
1580–90; dis-¹ + taste

Synonyms
1. aversion, repugnance, disgust. See dislike.

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distaste (dɪsˈteɪst)

—n
1.	(often foll by for) an absence of pleasure (in); dislike (of); aversion (to): to look at someone with distaste

—vb
2.	(tr) an archaic word for dislike

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Word Origin & History

distaste

1590s, from dis- + taste.

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