Mislike Definition

mĭs-līk
misliked, mislikes, misliking
verb
Webster's New World
To be displeased at; dislike.
Webster's New World
To displease.
American Heritage

(archaic) To displease. [from 9th c.]

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
noun
Dislike; disapproval.
Webster's New World

Origin of Mislike

  • From Middle English misliken, from Old English mislÄ«cian (“to displease, disquiet"), corresponding to mis- +"Ž like. Cognate with Old High German misselÄ«chÄ“n (“to displease"), Swedish misslika, Icelandic mislíka (“to dislike").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English misliken from Old English mislīcian mis- ill mis–1 līcian to please like1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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