English-Thai Dictionary

distaste

N ความรังเกียจ  aversion kwam-na-rang-kiad

 

distasteful

ADJ เป็น ที่ น่ารังเกียจ  ที่ ไม่ ชอบ  unpleasant offensive pen-ti-na-rang-kiad

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISTASTE

n.[dis and taste. ] 1. Aversion of the taste; dislike of food or drink; disrelish; disgust, or a slight degree of it. Distaste for a particular kind of food may be constitutional, or the effect of a diseased stomach.
2. Dislike; uneasiness.
Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes, and adversity is not without comfort and hopes.
3. Dislike; displeasure; alienation of affection.

 

DISTASTE

v.t. 1. To disrelish; to dislike; to lothe; as, to distaste drugs or poisons.
2. To offend; to disgust.
He thought it no policy to distaste the English or Irish, but sought to please them.
3. To vex; to displease; to sour.
[The two latter significations are rare. ]

 

DISTASTED

pp. Disrelished; disliked; offended; displeased.

 

DISTASTEFUL

a. 1. Nauseous; unpleasant or disgusting to the taste.
2. Offensive; displeasing; as a distasteful truth.
3. Malevolent; as distasteful looks.

 

DISTASTEFULNESS

n.Disagreeableness; dislike.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DISTASTE

DISTASTE Dis *taste ", n.

 

1. Aversion of the taste; dislike, as of food or drink; disrelish. Bacon.

 

2. Discomfort; uneasiness. Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes, and adversity is not without comforts and hopes. Bacon.

 

3. Alienation of affection; displeasure; anger. On the part of Heaven, Now alienated, distance and distaste. Milton.

 

Syn. -- Disrelish; disinclination; dislike; aversion; displeasure; dissatisfaction; disgust.

 

DISTASTE

Dis *taste ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distasted; p. pr. & vb. n.Distasting. ]

 

1. Not to have relish or taste for; to disrelish; to loathe; to dislike. Although my will distaste what it elected. Shak.

 

2. To offend; to disgust; to displease. [Obs. ] He thought in no policy to distaste the English or Irish by a course of reformation, but sought to please them. Sir J. Davies.

 

3. To deprive of taste or relish; to make unsavory or distasteful. Drayton.

 

DISTASTE

DISTASTE Dis *taste ", v. i.

 

Defn: To be distasteful; to taste ill or disagreeable. [Obs. ] Dangerous conceits are, in their natures, poisons, Which at the are scarce found to distaste. Shak.

 

DISTASTEFUL

DISTASTEFUL Dis *taste "ful, a.

 

1. Unpleasant or disgusting to the taste; nauseous; loathsome.

 

2. Offensive; displeasing to the feelings; disagreeable; as, a distasteful truth. Distasteful answer, and sometimes unfriendly actions. Milton.

 

3. Manifesting distaste or dislike; repulsive. "Distasteful looks. " Shak.

 

Syn. -- Nauseous; unsavory; unpalatable; offensive; displeasing; dissatisfactory; disgusting. - Dis *taste "ful *ly, adv. -- Dis *taste "ful *ness, n.

 

DISTASTEIVE

DISTASTEIVE Dis *taste "ive, a.

 

Defn: Tending to excite distaste. [Obs. ] -- n.

 

Defn: That which excites distaste or aversion. [Obs. ] Whitlock.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

distaste

dis taste |disˈtāst dɪsˈteɪst | ▶noun [ in sing. ] mild dislike or aversion: Harry nurtured a distaste for all things athletic | his mouth twisted with distaste. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from dis- (expressing reversal ) + taste, on the pattern of early modern French desgout, Italian disgusto. Compare with disgust .

 

distasteful

dis taste ful |disˈtāstˌfəl dɪsˈteɪstfl | ▶adjective causing dislike or disgust; offensive; unpleasant: customers complained about the distasteful odor. DERIVATIVES dis taste ful ly adverb, dis taste ful ness noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.

 

Oxford Dictionary

distaste

dis |taste |dɪsˈteɪst | ▶noun [ in sing. ] mild dislike or aversion: Harry nurtured a distaste for all things athletic | [ mass noun ] : his mouth twisted with distaste. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from dis- (expressing reversal ) + taste, on the pattern of early modern French desgout, Italian disgusto. Compare with disgust .

 

distasteful

dis |taste |ful |dɪsˈteɪstf (ʊ )l | ▶adjective causing dislike or aversion; disagreeable or unpleasant: he found such cynicism distasteful. DERIVATIVES distastefully adverb, distastefulness noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

distaste

distaste noun they make little secret of their distaste for returning exiles now looking for power: dislike for, aversion to /toward, disinclination to /toward, disapproval of, disapprobation of, disdain for, repugnance at /toward, hatred for /of, loathing of. ANTONYMS liking.

 

distasteful

distasteful adjective 1 distasteful behavior: unpleasant, disagreeable, displeasing, undesirable; objectionable, offensive, unsavory, unpalatable, obnoxious; disgusting, repellent, repulsive, revolting, repugnant, abhorrent, loathsome, vile. ANTONYMS agreeable, pleasant. 2 their eggs are distasteful to predators: unpalatable, unsavory, unappetizing, inedible, disgusting. ANTONYMS tasty.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

distaste

distaste noun she has shown a distaste for politics: dislike, disfavour, disdain; repugnance, disgust, revulsion, contempt, antipathy, odium, hatred, loathing, detestation, execration, abomination, horror; disinclination towards, aversion to, disapproval of, disapprobation of, displeasure with, dissatisfaction with, discontent with; rare disrelish, repellence, repellency. ANTONYMS liking.

 

distasteful

distasteful adjective 1 his behaviour has been distasteful: unpleasant, disagreeable, displeasing, unpleasing, undesirable; off-putting, uninviting; objectionable, offensive, unsavoury, unpalatable, obnoxious, odious; disgusting, repellent, repulsive, revolting, repugnant, abhorrent, loathsome, detestable, obscene, foul, nasty, vile. ANTONYMS agreeable. 2 certain sea urchins make their eggs distasteful to predators: unpalatable, unsavoury, unappetizing, inedible, disgusting, sickening, nauseating, nauseous, horrible, horrid. ANTONYMS tasty.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

distaste

dis taste /dɪstéɪst /名詞 U 〖時にa ～〗 «…に対する » 嫌気, 嫌悪 ; «…を » 嫌う気持ち (dislike ) «for » .

 

distasteful

dis taste ful /dɪstéɪstf (ə )l /形容詞 〈物 事などが 〉【人などにとって 】不愉快な, 不快な, 嫌な, 不道徳な «to » .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞