1
a
archaic
: dislike of food or drink
b
: aversion, disinclination
a distaste for opera
2
obsolete
: annoyance, discomfort
Examples of distaste in a Sentence
Noun
“I see you still smoke,” she said with distaste.
usually views abstract paintings with distaste
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Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 1 May 2025
Co-owner John Mara’s desperate desire for stability, willingness to accept a 3-14 season and distaste for paying two regimes at once all will factor into that assessment at the end of the upcoming 2025 season.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
With Justin Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, watching her every move and the smallest eye twitch from a co-star read as a sign of distaste, the actor has played it safe and quiet over the past few months.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 May 2025
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Verb
When Carney, the former governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, was named Canada’s interim prime minister and the Liberal candidate for the 2025 election, distaste for Trudeau and worries about the Liberals' ability to handle the economy quickly evaporated.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 1 May 2025
Co-owner John Mara’s desperate desire for stability, willingness to accept a 3-14 season and distaste for paying two regimes at once all will factor into that assessment at the end of the upcoming 2025 season.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
Jurors on Thursday spared the life of a man convicted last month of the brash murder of a small-time drug dealer over a decade ago, deliberating for just over an hour and extending a growing streak of distaste by Miami-Dade jurors of sending defendants to death row.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
With Justin Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, watching her every move and the smallest eye twitch from a co-star read as a sign of distaste, the actor has played it safe and quiet over the past few months.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 May 2025
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“Distaste.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/distaste. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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