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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Stephanie Ternullo / Made By History, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
Consequently, Republican Larry Hogan defeated Brown decisively, mainly because of voters’ distaste for O’Malley.
O’Malley was recently appointed by President Joe Biden as commissioner of the Social Security Administration to recommend reforms.
—Michael McDowell, Baltimore Sun, 19 Nov. 2024
Stephanie Andrade, StyleCaster, 9 Feb. 2025
Emmitt Smith is the latest Dallas Cowboys alum to express distaste with the decisions that owner Jerry Jones has made for 2025.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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Verb
More recently, distaste over Donald Trump's politics have prompted Southern suburbs to begin to migrate toward Democrats.
—Stephanie Ternullo / Made By History, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
Consequently, Republican Larry Hogan defeated Brown decisively, mainly because of voters’ distaste for O’Malley.
O’Malley was recently appointed by President Joe Biden as commissioner of the Social Security Administration to recommend reforms.
—Michael McDowell, Baltimore Sun, 19 Nov. 2024
Noun
Other users expressed distaste with Taylor specifically for willingly being around him.
—Stephanie Andrade, StyleCaster, 9 Feb. 2025
Emmitt Smith is the latest Dallas Cowboys alum to express distaste with the decisions that owner Jerry Jones has made for 2025.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Distaste.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/distaste. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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