2 entries under this word

Distaste

Dis-tāste', n.

noun

n. [Prefix dis and taste, q. v.]

  1. Aversion of the taste; dislike of food or drink; disrelish; disgust. “The distaste of satiety.” Bacon.
  2. Discomfort; uneasiness.

Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes, and adversity is not without comfort and hopes. Bacon. 3. Alienation of affection; displeasure; dislike; anger. Milton. Pope. Syn.—Disrelish; disinclination; dislike; displeasure; dissatisfaction; disgust.

Dis-tāste', v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. DISTASTED; p. pr. & vb. n. DISTASTING.]

Sense 1. Not to have relish or taste for; to disrelish; to loathe; as, to distaste drugs or poisons.

Sense 2. To offend; to disgust; to displease. [Obs.]

He thought it no policy to distaste the English or Irish, but sought to please them. Davies.

Sense 3. To deprive of taste; to make tasteless, insipid, or displeasing. Drayton.