What does dislike mean?
Definitions for dislike
dɪsˈlaɪkdis·like
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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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
Examples of dislike in a Sentence
We often hate or ridicule something that we believe to represent an integral part of our selves, our own character that we dislike internally. It's a dichotomy that we can't and won't hate anything that is truly outside our element. We're surely our own worst critics.
Having had a child who was a victim of bullying on Facebook, there are already enough opportunities for kids to pick on each other through social media without adding something like a' Dislike' button, the problem with a' Dislike' button is it does not allow for any conversation.
Smallpox alone killed millions of millions of people, so if a human ancestor was predisposed to attend to those bumps, to dislike them and stay away from them.
I knew it would help the book's sales and I was not bothered by who it was coming from, if he shares with me a deep dislike for certain aspects of U.S. foreign policy, then I'm not going to spurn any endorsement of the book by him.
Morality is simply the attitude we adopt toward people we personally dislike.
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- 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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