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Disfavour vs Distaste - What's the difference?

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Disfavour is a related term of distaste.


As nouns the difference between disfavour and distaste

is that disfavour is the state of being out of favour while distaste is a feeling of dislike, aversion or antipathy.

As verbs the difference between disfavour and distaste

is that disfavour is to show lack of favour or antipathy towards while distaste is (obsolete|transitive) to dislike.

disfavour

English

Alternative forms

*disfavor

Noun

  • The state of being out of favour.
  • :His lateness for the appointment incurred her disfavour .
  • * Bible, Is. x. 6 (1551)
  • the people that deserved my disfavour
  • * Gladstone
  • sentiment of disfavour against its ally
  • An unkindness; a disobliging act.
  • * Clarendon
  • He might dispense favours and disfavours .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To show lack of favour or antipathy towards.
  • Her past performance meant that she was often disfavoured for important tasks.

    distaste

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A feeling of dislike, aversion or antipathy.
  • (obsolete) Aversion of the taste; dislike, as of food or drink; disrelish.
  • (Francis Bacon)
  • (obsolete) Discomfort; uneasiness.
  • * Francis Bacon
  • Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes , and adversity is not without comforts and hopes.
  • Alienation of affection; displeasure; anger.
  • * Milton
  • On the part of Heaven, / Now alienated, distance and distaste .

    Derived terms

    * distasteful

    Verb

    (distast)
  • (obsolete) To dislike.
  • * , Scene 2.
  • Although my will distaste what it elected
  • * , II.4.1.i:
  • the Romans distasted them so much, that they were often banished out of their city, as Pliny and Celsus relate, for 600 yeers not admitted.
  • to be distasteful; to taste bad
  • * , Scene 3.
  • Dangerous conceits are, in their natures, poisons. / Which at the first are scarce found to distaste ,
  • (obsolete) To offend; to disgust; to displease.
  • * Sir J. Davies
  • He thought it no policy to distaste the English or Irish by a course of reformation, but sought to please them.
  • (obsolete) To deprive of taste or relish; to make unsavory or distasteful.
  • (Drayton)

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