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dislike Definition

dis·like (dis līk′)

transitive verb disliked -·liked′, disliking -·lik′·ing

to have a feeling of not liking; feel aversion to; have objections to

noun

  1. a feeling of not liking; distaste; aversion; antipathy
  2. something disliked

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dislike Synonyms

dislike

n.

aversion, antipathy, distaste; see aversion, blame 1, hate, hatred 1, 2, objection 1.

dislike Synonyms

dislike

v.

detest, hate, condemn, deplore, not like, not care for, have no interest in, have hard feelings toward, not take kindly to, not be able to say much for, not have the stomach for, not speak well of, not want any part of, bear malice toward, carry a grudge, want nothing to do with, look coldly upon, keep one's distance, look askance at, not bear with, care nothing for, resent, not appreciate, not be able to bear, not be able to endure, not think much of, hold cheap, not feel like, be averse to, abhor, antipathize, abominate, disapprove, execrate, loathe, despise, eschew, object to, shun, shrink from, recoil from, mind, shudder at, scorn, avoid, feel repugnance toward, be displeased by, be disinclined, turn up one's nose at, disesteem, contemn, consider obnoxious, find disagreeable, look on with aversion, disrelish, not be able to stomach, regard with displeasure, regard with disfavor, have all one can take of*, make faces*, take a dim view of, have no use for*, have it in for*, give a dirty look*, not give a hoot for*, not go for*, have no taste for, have no relish for, be down on*, look down one's nose at*, have a bone to pick with*, have a bellyful*, be turned off by*; see also hate 1.

dislike Usage Examples

Object

  • smell: In addition people dislike the smell of cigarette smoke on others.
  • idea: More than anything, Ms Toynbee dislikes the idea of giving young readers cause for being proud of who they were in being British.
  • fact: Others dislike the fact that campuses are often some way from the city center.

Converse of object

  • express: The management of scarce resources is a prime issue for the pass-on practice about which a number of people expressed dislike.
  • take: I took an immediate dislike He has a hard look about him.

Adjective modifier

  • instinctive: Some people seem to take an instinctive dislike to having attributes in an XML document whose content is 20 lines long.
  • irrational: In the top ten was this little lady and I couldn't have explained my irrational dislike of her half as well as this.
  • instant: Instant dislike has a strange effect on me - I tend to get flustered in my attempts to get people to like me.
  • intense: What is wrong with encouraging intense dislike of a religion?
  • mutual: Over the years, our friendship grew through our mutual love of music and mutual dislike for each other's football teams.
  • strong: John Ellis had a very strong dislike of hanging women.

Modifies a noun

  • sex: Twelve Ways to Make Your Spouse Dislike Sex It's really not difficult to ruin what could have been great sex.

Modifying Another Word

  • intensly: I am fed up trying to be nice to someone I dislike intensly!
  • personally: Noel: Is there any style that you personally dislike?

Preposition: of

  • religion: What is wrong with encouraging intense dislike of a religion?
  • light: Symptoms The key early signs of meningitis are headache, stiff neck and dislike of bright lights.
dislike Quotes

We were in some little time fixed in our seats, and sat with that dislike which people not too good-natured usually conceive of each other at first sight.

—Stein, Gertrude

'I don't think I understand people very well.I only know whether Ilike ordislikethem.' 'Thenyouarean Oriental.'

—Forster, E(dward) M(organ)