Food scarcity: the timebomb setting nation against nation. As the UN and Oxfam warn of the dangers ahead, expert analyst Lester Brown says time to solve the problem is running out. Un-harvested corn stands south of Council Bluffs, Iowa. Bad weather has resulted in a poor harvest this year.
Distaste(noun) aversion of the taste; dislike, as of food or drink; disrelish. Distaste(noun) discomfort; uneasiness. Distaste(noun) alienation of affection; displeasure; anger. Distaste(verb) not to have relish or taste for; to disrelish; to loathe; to dislike. Distaste(verb) to offend; to disgust; to displease.
Meaning: Fail to meet the hopes or expectations of. Classified under: Verbs of feeling. Synonyms: disappoint; let down. Context example: Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage. Hypernyms (to disappoint is one way to...): baffle; bilk; cross; foil; frustrate; queer; scotch; spoil; thwart (hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of) Troponyms (each of the following is one way to disappoint):