Distaste and Hate

Distaste

Distaste noun - A dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness.

Usage example: usually views abstract paintings with distaste

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Hate and distaste are semantically related In some cases you can use "Hate" instead the word "Distaste" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Word: distasteful

Hate noun - A very strong dislike.

Usage example: hate can sometimes be replaced with tolerance when people meet face to face

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Distaste and hate are semantically related in loathing topic. You can use "Distaste" instead the word "Hate" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: hateful, hated, hating, hatefully, hater

notable	notable distaste	notable hate
blatant	blatant distaste	blatant hate
strong	strong distaste	strong hate
severe	severe distaste	severe hate
Other adjectives: extreme, great, intense, personal, general, mutual, immense.

Much to the distaste of their children, who hate each other and find constant reasons to argue.

Source: Literature / Wicked Paul Jennings
A few other tidbits: they can't fathom hate or dislike anyone or thing with more than a "mild distaste," this is because they devote so much time to understanding things that they can never truly hate it.

Source: Blue And Orange Morality / Literature
For example, starting a topic with the title "I HATE FAGGOTS", only for the post to actually be about the poster's distaste for the food item.

Source: Bait and Switch

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