Definitions for dislike
dɪsˈlaɪkdis·like

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. disfavor, disfavour, dislike, disapproval(noun)

   an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group

2. dislike(verb)

   a feeling of aversion or antipathy

   "my dislike of him was instinctive"

3. dislike(verb)

   have or feel a dislike or distaste for

   "I really dislike this salesman"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. dislike(Noun)

   An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.

2. dislike(Verb)

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

3. dislike(Verb)

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

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Dislike(verb)

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

2. Dislike(verb)

   to awaken dislike in; to displease

3. 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

4. Dislike(noun)

   discord; dissension

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

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

How to pronounce dislike?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   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.

2. 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.

3. Tom Kupfer:

   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.

4. William Blum:

   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.

5. Oscar Wilde:

   Morality is simply the attitude we adopt toward people we personally dislike.

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