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
Iran’s leaders still had their old distaste for direct confrontation.
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Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Plenty of people, critics or otherwise, weighed in online, often piling on about their distaste for a perfectly adequate, somewhat imperfect, modestly ambitious thriller that’s mostly about a very intense dude trying to protect his adult children.
—David Bloom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Charley’s apparent distaste for serial killers may be a cover for her true nature — note the expression on her face when Dexter talks about the double life serial killers are forced to lead.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025
Gen Z’s distaste for dating apps and casual flings does not fully encompass their philosophy around spending.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for distaste
Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Plenty of people, critics or otherwise, weighed in online, often piling on about their distaste for a perfectly adequate, somewhat imperfect, modestly ambitious thriller that’s mostly about a very intense dude trying to protect his adult children.
—David Bloom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Charley’s apparent distaste for serial killers may be a cover for her true nature — note the expression on her face when Dexter talks about the double life serial killers are forced to lead.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025
Gen Z’s distaste for dating apps and casual flings does not fully encompass their philosophy around spending.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distaste
Noun
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At least one study has found, for example, that younger children will not recoil from rancid odors that provoke disgust in older children and adults, which suggests that these responses might be learned.—
Franklin Schneider,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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In Responses from Redditors ranged from disgust to nostalgia.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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This is another fatalistic image of the single track on which homosexual desire is condemned to run, love inevitably curdling into hatred.—
Garth Greenwell,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Irish rap trio Kneecap has been banned from entering Canada, with the government accusing the group of allegedly promoting violence and hatred and supporting terrorist groups.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Distaste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distaste. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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