What does dislike mean?
Definitions for dislikedɪsˈlaɪk
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word dislike.
Princeton's WordNet
disfavor, disfavour, dislike, disapproval(noun)
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
dislike(verb)
a feeling of aversion or antipathy
"my dislike of him was instinctive"
dislike(verb)
have or feel a dislike or distaste for
"I really dislike this salesman"
Wiktionary
dislike(Noun)
An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.
dislike(Verb)
To displease; to offend. (In third-person only.)
dislike(Verb)
To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like.
Webster Dictionary
Dislike(verb)
to regard with dislike or aversion; to disapprove; to disrelish
Dislike(verb)
to awaken dislike in; to displease
Dislike(noun)
a feeling of positive and usually permanent aversion to something unpleasant, uncongenial, or offensive; disapprobation; repugnance; displeasure; disfavor; -- the opposite of liking or fondness
Dislike(noun)
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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British National Corpus
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'dislike' in Verbs Frequency: #980
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dislike in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dislike in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Sample Sentences & Example Usage
It's not that we dislike Santorum.
Maybe a' sad' button instead of' Dislike.
He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.
The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.
To like and dislike the same things, that is indeed true friendship.
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Translations for dislike
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- كرهArabic
- [[не]] [[харе́свам]], неприя́зън, антипа́тияBulgarian
- nemít rádCzech
- ablehnen, UnbehagenGerman
- malŝatiEsperanto
- aversión, desagradar, [[no]] [[gustar]]Spanish
- vastenmielisyys, inhoFinnish
- antipathie, [[ne]] [[pas]] [[aimer]]French
- नापसंद करना, नफ़रतHindi
- idegenkedik, nem szeret, idegenkedés, ellenszenvHungarian
- [[non]] [[piacersi]], avversione, antipatiaItalian
- 厭悪, 嫌悪, 嫌う, 否む, 嫌いJapanese
- 미워하다, 싫어하다Korean
- odi, odioLatin
- het land hebben aan, een hekel hebben aanDutch
- [[desgostar]] [[de]], [[não]] [[gostar]] [[de]], aversão, antipatia, não gostaPortuguese
- aversiune, displăcea, antipatie, [[nu]]-i [[plăcea]]Romanian
- [[не]] [[люби́ть]], нелюбо́вь, неприя́знь, невзлюби́ть, антипа́тияRussian
- ogillaSwedish
- అయిష్టత, అయిష్టముTelugu
- ไม่ชอบThai
- ناپسند کرناUrdu
- ghét, [[không]] [[thích]], [[không]] [[ưa]]Vietnamese
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