What does dislike mean?
Definitions for dislike
dɪsˈlaɪkdis·like
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word dislike.
Princeton's WordNet
disfavor, disfavour, dislike, disapprovalnoun
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
dislikeverb
a feeling of aversion or antipathy
"my dislike of him was instinctive"
dislikeverb
have or feel a dislike or distaste for
"I really dislike this salesman"
Wiktionary
dislikenoun
An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.
dislikeverb
To displease; to offend. (In third-person only.)
dislikeverb
To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Dislikenoun
Etymology: from the verb
He then them took, and tempering goodly well
Their contrary dislikes with loved means,
Did place them all in order, and compel
To keep themselves within their sundry reigns,
Together link’d with adamantine chains. Edmund Spenser.Your dislikes to whom I would be pleasing,
Do cloud my joys with danger and with sorrow. William Shakespeare.God’s grace, that principle of his new birth, gives him continual dislike to sin. Henry Hammond, Pract. Catechism.
Sorrow would have been as silent as thoughts, as severe as philosophy. It would have rested in inward senses, tacit dislikes. Robert South, Sermons.
Our likings or dislikes are founded rather upon humour and fancy than upon reason. Roger L'Estrange.
The jealous man is not angry if you dislike another; but if you find those faults which are in his own character, you discover not only your dislike of another, but of himself. Addis.
This said Aletes, and a murmur rose
That shew’d dislike among the christian peers. Edward Fairfax.To Dislikeverb
To disapprove; to regard without affection; to regard with ill-will or disgust.
Etymology: dis and like.
What most he should dislike, seems pleasant to him;
What like, offensive. William Shakespeare, King Lear.Ye dislike, and so undo
The players, and disgrace the poet too. John Denham, Sophy. Prol.Whosoever dislikes the digressions, or grows weary of them, may throw them away. William Temple.
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dislike
Dislike is a feeling of distaste or hostility towards someone or something. It is the antonym of like, indicating a lack of interest or enjoyment in the subject. This sentiment can result from a combination of factors such as discomfort, harm, fear, or personal bias. Dislike can be mild, resulting in avoidance, or severe, leading to intense distrust or even hatred. It is a common human emotion experienced in both personal relationships and towards aspects of the world at large, like certain food, activities, or ideas.
Webster Dictionary
Dislikeverb
to regard with dislike or aversion; to disapprove; to disrelish
Dislikeverb
to awaken dislike in; to displease
Dislikenoun
a feeling of positive and usually permanent aversion to something unpleasant, uncongenial, or offensive; disapprobation; repugnance; displeasure; disfavor; -- the opposite of liking or fondness
Dislikenoun
discord; dissension
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Dislike
dis-līk′, v.t. to be displeased with: to disapprove of: to have an aversion to.—n. disinclination: aversion: distaste: disapproval.—adjs. Dislike′able, Dislik′able; Dislike′ful (Spens.)—v.t. Dislik′en (Shak.), to make unlike.—n. Dislike′ness (obs.), unlikeness. [L. dis, neg., and like; the genuine Eng. word is mislike.]
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Rank popularity for the word 'dislike' in Verbs Frequency: #980
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dislike in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dislike in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of dislike in a Sentence
Morality is simply the attitude we adopt toward people we personally dislike.
What happens if we get it? Those who love it will continue to love it and those who don’t like it will continue to dislike it.
They don't just dislike him, they kind of actively hate him because he is so quixotic.
I was too young and socially immature to digest all the glamour and changes in the environment, and there's no self-medication whatsoever, then how do you respond to all of those vicious online comments? If you explain, they'll dismiss it as an excuse, and if you fight, they'll dislike you even more.
There are two ways of disliking poetry; one way is to dislike it, the other is to read Pope.
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- كرهArabic
- антипа́тия, неприя́зън, [[не]] [[харе́свам]]Bulgarian
- nemít rádCzech
- ablehnen, UnbehagenGerman
- malŝatiEsperanto
- desagradar, [[no]] [[gustar]], aversiónSpanish
- vastenmielisyys, inhoFinnish
- [[ne]] [[pas]] [[aimer]], antipathieFrench
- नफ़रत, नापसंद करनाHindi
- ellenszenv, idegenkedés, idegenkedik, nem szeretHungarian
- avversione, antipatia, [[non]] [[piacersi]]Italian
- 嫌悪, 否む, 嫌い, 厭悪, 嫌うJapanese
- 싫어하다, 미워하다Korean
- odi, odioLatin
- het land hebben aan, een hekel hebben aanDutch
- [[não]] [[gostar]] [[de]], [[desgostar]] [[de]], não gosta, aversão, antipatiaPortuguese
- antipatie, [[nu]]-i [[plăcea]], displăcea, aversiuneRomanian
- неприя́знь, нелюбо́вь, [[не]] [[люби́ть]], невзлюби́ть, антипа́тияRussian
- ogillaSwedish
- வெறுப்புTamil
- అయిష్టము, అయిష్టతTelugu
- ไม่ชอบThai
- ناپسند کرناUrdu
- ghét, [[không]] [[ưa]], [[không]] [[thích]]Vietnamese
- אויבזאָהטzenYiddish
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