Distaste vs Offense - What's the difference?

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Distaste is a related term of offense.

As verbs the difference between distaste and offense

is that distaste is (obsolete|transitive) to dislike while offense is .

As a noun distaste

is a feeling of dislike, aversion or antipathy.

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)

References

Anagrams

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offense

English

(wikipedia offense)

Alternative forms

* (British standard spelling) offence

Noun

(en noun) (US)

The act of offending:

# a crime or sin

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# an affront, insult or injury.

#* Dryden

I have given my opinion against the authority of two great men, but I hope without offence to their memories.

The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.

) A strategy and tactics employed when in position to score; ''contrasted with defense.

) The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; ''contrasted with defense.

Synonyms

* See also

Antonyms

* defense (US), defence (Commonwealth)

Derived terms

* hanging offense, hanging offence * indictable offense, indictable offence * summary offense, summary offence * regulatory offense, regulatory offence