Home › Words › D › distastedistaste/(ˌ)dɪsˈteɪst/distaste means A feeling of dislike, aversion or antipathy.distaste is pronounced /(ˌ)dɪsˈteɪst/.EtymologyFrom dis- + taste.nounA feeling of dislike, aversion or antipathy.Aversion of the taste; dislike, as of food or drink; disrelish.e.g.“Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes” — 1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Adversity”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC:Discomfort; uneasiness.e.g.“Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes, and adversity is not without comforts and hopes.” — 1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Adversity”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC:Alienation of affection; displeasure; anger.verbTo dislike.To be distasteful; to taste bade.g.“Dangerous conceits are, in their natures, poisons. / Which at the first are scarce found to distaste, […]” — c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac IaggTo offend; to disgust; to displease.e.g.“He thought it no policy to distaste the English or Irish by a course of reformation, but sought to please them.” — 1612, John Davies, Discoverie of the True Causes why Ireland was never entirely subdued:To deprive of taste or relish; to make unsavory or distasteful.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.disrelish 77% match — A lack of relish: distaste vs distaste →dislike 76% match — An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion. vs distaste →distasteful 76% match — Having a bad or foul taste. vs distaste →detestate 72% match — To detest. vs distaste →detest 72% match — To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe. vs distaste →distastefully 72% match — In a distasteful manner. vs distaste →disfancy 69% match — To dislike. vs distaste →distastefulness 69% match — The state or quality of being distasteful or objectionable; causing averseness; unpleasantness. vs distaste →