different between distaste vs abomination

English

Etymology

dis- +? taste

Pronunciation

• enPR: d?s-t?st?, IPA^(key): /d?s?te?st/
• Rhymes: -e?st

Noun

distaste (usually uncountable, plural distastes)

1. A feeling of dislike, aversion or antipathy.
2. (obsolete) Aversion of the taste; dislike, as of food or drink; disrelish.
   • 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Adversity

     Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes

3. (obsolete) Discomfort; uneasiness.
   • 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Adversity

     Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes, and adversity is not without comforts and hopes.

4. Alienation of affection; displeasure; anger.

Derived terms

• distasteful

Translations

Verb

distaste (third-person singular simple present distastes, present participle distasting, simple past and past participle distasted)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To dislike.
2. (intransitive) to be distasteful; to taste bad
3. (obsolete, transitive) To offend; to disgust; to displease.
   • 1612, John Davies, Discoverie of the True Causes why Ireland was never entirely subdued

     He thought it no policy to distaste the English or Irish by a course of reformation, but sought to please them.

4. (obsolete, transitive) To deprive of taste or relish; to make unsavory or distasteful.

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References

• distaste in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• staidest

Italian

Verb

distaste

1. second-person plural past historic of distare
2. second-person plural imperfect subjunctive of distare

Anagrams

• destasti
• dettassi

Portuguese

Verb

distaste

1. second-person singular (tu) preterite indicative of distar

Spanish

Verb

distaste

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) preterite indicative form of distar.

English

Alternative forms

• abhomination (obsolete)
• abominacioun (obsolete)

Etymology

First attested around 1350. From Middle English abominacioun, from Middle French abomination (“horror, disgust”), from Late Latin ab?min?ti? (“abomination”); ab (“away from”) + ?min?r? (“prophesy, foreboding”), from ?men (“omen”). Doublet of abominatio.abominate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /??b?m.??ne?.?n?/, /??b?m.??ne?.?n?/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

abomination (countable and uncountable, plural abominations)

1. (countable) An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
2. (uncountable) The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

   Synonyms: abhorrence, aversion, detestation, disgust, loathing, loathsomeness, odiousness

3. (obsolete, uncountable) A state that excites detestation or abhorrence; pollution. [Attested from around 1350-1470 to the late 15^th century.]
4. (countable) That which is abominable, shamefully vile; an object that excites disgust and hatred; very often with religious undertones. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

   Synonym: perversion

Translations

References

• abomination in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

French

Etymology

From Late Latin abominationem

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.b?.mi.na.sj??/

Noun

abomination f (plural abominations)

1. Something vile and abominable; an abomination.
2. (chiefly religion) Revulsion, abomination, disgust.

Further reading

• “abomination” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).