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to dislike

to dislike

204 1.0
To not like someone or something strongly
  • verb
  • /dɪsˈlaɪk/
translation icon : detestar
  • Many students dislike doing homework on weekends.
  • dislike intensely
  • like or dislike
  • dislike and distrust

I'm saying countrywide far more women dislike Trump than like him.

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Examples

  • Gentlemen, I dislike all this money talk.

    Little Women (1994)

  • Many intelligent and good people in France dislike or even hate Charles de Gaulle.

    Academic text (1992)

  • And on the whole, we really, really dislike selling companies.

    Evan Carmichael

  • If I ask you right now, what do you most dislike in your week to week?

  • Oh, I just dislike change as well.

    The Minimalists

  • You know, most of the kids dislike you.

    The Holdovers (2023)

  • I really dislike that man.

    Double Team (1997)

  • Yes, I dislike trying new methods or procedures.

  • Raymond, whom do you dislike the least in your group here today?

    The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

  • After all, we almost expect students to dislike listening to lectures, reading, and writing papers.

    Academic text (1999)

Synonyms

to hate
vsto dislike
∞ 1.0

To feel a very strong dislike for someone or something

is similar but framed as general strong distaste rather than hostility
to can't stand
vsto dislike
516 3.2

Strongly dislike and be unable to bear something or someone

describes strong distaste more as a feeling than an inability to tolerate
to despise
vsto dislike
192 4.9

To strongly dislike and have no respect for someone or something

expresses strong distaste but not necessarily contempt or scorn
to loathe
vsto dislike
58 5.3

To dislike someone or something very strongly

focuses on strong distaste without necessarily adding disgust
to detest
vsto dislike
49 3.5

To feel a very strong dislike for someone or something

describes the same strong distaste but is slightly more general
to abhor
vsto dislike
26 7.8

To hate something very much

names strong distaste but without the same depth of moral disgust
to disdain
vsto dislike
15 6.4

To treat a person or thing as not worthy of respect

is broader, naming strong distaste without focusing on worth or respect
to disfavor
vsto dislike
  • US
1 5.7

To dislike and not support people or things

means feeling strong distaste rather than acting with disapproval
to abominate
vsto dislike
  • Formal
1 9.4

To hate something very strongly

covers strong distaste generally rather than intense loathing
to mislike
vsto dislike
9.5

To dislike someone or something

is the neutral, common way to name that strong distaste

Antonyms

to like
∞ 1.0

To enjoy a person or thing

How Much Dislike

to abhor
26 7.8
to detest
49 3.5
to hate
∞ 1.0
to dislike
204 1.0

Surface Forms

dislike infinitive
disliked past
disliked past participle
disliking present participle
dislikes third person singular

Morphology

dislike = like (transparent) = dis + like

The negative prefix 'dis-' combines with the common verb 'like' in a fully regular and guessable way.

Etymology

Dislike comes from the parts dis- ('not') and like ('to like'), so it literally means 'not to like'.