distaste

/'dis'teist/

Thân thiện

She wrinkled her nose in distaste at the spoiled milk.

Definition

Noun: A feeling of dislike or aversion; a lack of enjoyment or appreciation for something, often because it is considered unpleasant or offensive.

Usage

"Distaste" is used to describe a personal feeling of dislike or mild disgust. It is often followed by the preposition "for" to indicate the object of the dislike. It is a formal or literary term for a strong feeling of not liking something.

Examples

• She looked at the messy room with distaste.
• He has a strong distaste for dishonesty in any form.
• The politician expressed his distaste for the proposed policy.

Advanced Usage

• "in distaste": Used to describe an action done with a feeling of dislike.
  • She wrinkled her nose in distaste at the smell.
• "to one's distaste": To someone's dislike or displeasure.
  • Much to his distaste, he was assigned to work on the weekend.

Variants and Related Words

• Distasteful (adjective): Unpleasant or offensive; causing a feeling of dislike.
  • I find his jokes distasteful.

Synonyms

• Dislike
• Aversion
• Disgust
• Revulsion
• Antipathy

Idioms

• To have a distaste for something: To dislike something.
  • He has always had a distaste for loud parties.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a feeling of intense dislike

Từ đồng nghĩa

• antipathy
• aversion