distaste

Etymology

dis- + taste

noun

  1. A feeling of dislike, aversion or antipathy.
  2. (obsolete) Aversion of the taste; dislike, as of food or drink; disrelish.
  3. (obsolete) Discomfort; uneasiness.
  4. Alienation of affection; displeasure; anger.

verb

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To dislike.
  2. (intransitive) to be distasteful; to taste bad
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To offend; to disgust; to displease.
    He thought it no policy to distaste the English or Irish by a course of reformation, but sought to please them. 1612, John Davies, Discoverie of the True Causes why Ireland was never entirely subdued
  4. (obsolete, transitive) To deprive of taste or relish; to make unsavory or distasteful.

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