distastenoun [ U ]
uk/dɪsˈteɪst/us/dɪsˈteɪst/a dislike of something that you find unpleasant or unacceptable:
His distaste for publicity of any sort is well known.
She looked at the advertisement with distaste before walking quickly on.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Feelings of dislike and hatred
- abhorrence
- abomination
- anathema
- animosity
- animus
- disdain
- disfavour
- disgust
- dislike
- enmity
- ill will
- loathing
- misandry
- misanthrope
- misanthropic
- repulsion
- sore point
- technophobe
- virulence
- vitriol
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distasteful
adjective uk/dɪsˈteɪst.fəl/us/dɪsˈteɪst.fəl/
He found the subject of their conversation very distasteful.
distastefully
adverb uk/dɪsˈteɪst.fəl.i/us/dɪsˈteɪst.fəl.i/
distastefulness
noun [ U ] uk/dɪsˈteɪst.fəl.nəs/us/dɪsˈteɪst.fəl.nəs/