- distastes
- dis·taste || ‚dɪs'teɪst n. dislike, disgust, loathing
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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Distaste — Dis*taste , n. 1. Aversion of the taste; dislike, as of food or drink; disrelish. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Discomfort; uneasiness. [1913 Webster] Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes, and adversity is not without comforts and hopes … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
George W. L. Bickley — George Washington Lafayette Bickley [cite book |title=The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography |editor=Philip Alexander Bruce and William Glover Stanard |year=2000 |publisher=Virginia Historical Society |location=Richmond,… … Wikipedia
adversité — [ advɛrsite ] n. f. • XIIe; lat. ecclés. adversitas ♦ Littér. Sort contraire. ⇒ fatalité. « Il s était roidi contre l adversité » (Hugo). ♢ Situation malheureuse d une personne qui a éprouvé des revers. ⇒ malchance, malheur. « Il est possible d… … Encyclopédie Universelle
prospérité — [ prɔsperite ] n. f. • prosperitet 1120; lat. prosperitas, de prosperus 1 ♦ État heureux, situation favorable d une personne quant au physique (⇒ bien être, santé), à la fortune (⇒ fortune, richesse, succès) et aux agréments qui en découlent (⇒… … Encyclopédie Universelle
disinclined — adj Disinclined, indisposed, hesitant, reluctant, loath, averse mean manifesting neither the will nor the desire to do or to have anything to do with something indicated or understood. Disinclined implies a lack of taste or inclination for… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
