Meanings
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1
noun
Aversion of the taste; dislike, as of food or drink; disrelish.
Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes.
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2
noun
Discomfort; uneasiness.
Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes, and adversity is not without comforts and hopes.
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3
noun
Alienation of affection; displeasure; anger.
On the part of Heav'n / Now alienated, diſtance and diſtaste,.
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4
verb
To dislike.
How may I auoyde / (Although my will diſtaſte what it elected) / The Wife I choſe, there can be no euaſion / To blench from this, and to ſtand firme by honour.
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Derived forms
distasteful
Etymology
From dis- + taste.