different between distaste vs acrimony

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

Etymology

From Middle French acrimonie, from Latin ?crim?nia (“sharpness, pungency”).

Pronunciation

Noun

acrimony (countable and uncountable, plural acrimonies)

1. A sharp and bitter hatred.

   Her acrimony for her neighbors manifests itself with shouting and stomping.

Synonyms

• animosity
• bitterness
• enmity
• hatred
• opposition

Antonyms

• friendship
• peace

Related terms

• acrimonious

Translations