Definitions for dislike
dɪsˈlaɪkdis·like

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disfavor, disfavour, dislike, disapprovalnoun

   an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group

2. dislikeverb

   a feeling of aversion or antipathy

   "my dislike of him was instinctive"

3. dislikeverb

   have or feel a dislike or distaste for

   "I really dislike this salesman"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dislikenoun

   An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.

2. dislikeverb

   To displease; to offend. (In third-person only.)

3. dislikeverb

   To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dislikenoun

   Etymology: from the verb

   1. Disinclination; absence of affection; the contrary to fondness.

   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.

   2. Discord; dissention; disagreement. This sense is not now in use.

   This said Aletes, and a murmur rose
   That shew’d dislike among the christian peers. Edward Fairfax.

2. 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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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Dislikeverb

   to regard with dislike or aversion; to disapprove; to disrelish

2. Dislikeverb

   to awaken dislike in; to displease

3. 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

4. Dislikenoun

   discord; dissension

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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1. dislike

   The dislike symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the dislike symbol and its characteristic.

Matched Categories

1. • Inclination

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'dislike' in Verbs Frequency: #980

How to pronounce dislike?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say dislike in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dislike in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dislike in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of dislike in a Sentence

1. Winston Churchill:

   He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

2. Elena Kagan:

   You are essentially saying, 'Yes, we generally dislike clutter, but we're willing to make exceptions for clutter for speech that we think has special First Amendment significance,'.

3. Neera Tanden:

   There's like five assaults on progressive values a day, depending on the tweets, he's doing nothing to make anyone do anything but dislike him.

4. Malcolm Glazer:

   The Glazers say they want to rebuild the trust but they never had the trust of the supporters. I think (the protests are) a warning to the owners of the football club that ultimately they’re not going to accept what they’ve done in the last couple of weeks, this is a consequence of the Manchester United owners’ actions two weeks ago. There is a general distrust and dislike of the owners, but they weren’t protesting two or three weeks ago.

5. Tracy Beckerman:

   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.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dislike
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dislike
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=dislike
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dislike
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=dislike