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
President Donald Trump has made no secret about his distaste for President Barack Obama’s original Clean Power Plan or Biden’s subsequent version.
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Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025
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
So set aside the specifics of Trump’s agenda and your distaste for him as a person.
—Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
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Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025
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
So set aside the specifics of Trump’s agenda and your distaste for him as a person.
—Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distaste
Noun
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His mood wavers between disgust and disdain, and his people skills were not improved by nearly dying in an ambush that left one policeman dead and Morck’s partner, Detective Sergeant Hardy (Jamie Sives), in a wheelchair.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
29 May 2025
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In fact, research has found that some animal species may indeed use wit to strengthen their bonds in the same way that many have the capacity for love, fear, sorrow, guilt, anger, shame, disgust and empathy – and that primates smile and some rats can giggle.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Noun
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No more tolerance of hatred, no more mercy for criminals.—
Sarah Beth Hensley,
ABC News,
28 May 2025
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Antisemitism, hatred and terrorism must be stopped, lest our civilization fall into the abyss.—
Diane Gensler,
Baltimore Sun,
26 May 2025
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“Distaste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distaste. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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