as in disgust
a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness
usually views abstract paintings with distaste
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Recent Examples of distaste
Wendy put down her dummy proudly; the Cynic viewed it with distaste.
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Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
It’s suspected the shooter was motivated by a distaste for insurance industry practices.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
Isaacman has also publicly expressed his distaste for certain elements of NASA’s current Artemis program, including how the space agency handed out multiple contracts for the development of a lunar lander that will ferry astronauts from Orion down to the lunar surface.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
The reaction quickly became absurdly vitriolic, with some going beyond mere distaste for the branding and personally attacking the staff behind the campaign.
—Timothy Papandreou, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
It’s suspected the shooter was motivated by a distaste for insurance industry practices.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
Isaacman has also publicly expressed his distaste for certain elements of NASA’s current Artemis program, including how the space agency handed out multiple contracts for the development of a lunar lander that will ferry astronauts from Orion down to the lunar surface.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
The reaction quickly became absurdly vitriolic, with some going beyond mere distaste for the branding and personally attacking the staff behind the campaign.
—Timothy Papandreou, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Distaste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distaste. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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