Distaste
Distaste noun - A dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness.
Fear and distaste are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fear" instead a noun "Distaste".
Nearby Word: distasteful
Fear
Fear noun - The emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger.
How words are described
| particular | particular distaste | particular fear |
| similar | similar distaste | similar fear |
| utter | utter distaste | utter fear |
| initial | initial distaste | initial fear |
| Other adjectives: obvious, strong, healthy, constant, severe, extreme, great, intense, bad, absolute, personal, major, understandable, general, mutual, immense, growing. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- The word for a fear or distaste for palindromes was deliberately constructed to be "aibohphobia" (It starts with the reverse of "phobia".)
Source: Fun with Palindromes -
Rose's willingness and desire to have Jack sketch her naked showed her trust in him, compared to the distaste and fear she felt for her fiance Cal Hockley, and the sketch itself conveyed Jack's feeling for Rose through his expression of art.
Source: Film / Titanic (1997) -
Later, while trying to find the Chamberlain crystal which had earlier been stolen, she expresses her concern to Cassie about dark magic, stating her distaste for violence and her fear of becoming like Cassie herself.
Source: Series / The Secret Circle
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