dislike
- noun
- /dɪsˈlaɪk/
- Texting
- His dislike for vegetables is well known among his friends.
- strong dislike
- likes and dislikes
- personal dislikes
There's the critics sort of took a dislike to it.
- There's the critics sort of took a dislike to it.
- No, be honest, Dad, I have an intense dislike.
- We look for similarities in likes and dislikes.
- My distrust and my dislike of authority is a deep, deep fuel in me.
- So that's more attached to the, the stereotypes around behaviors and likes and dislikes, maybe things like clothing.
- Let's say that there's someone who I who has a particular dislike for me or has some sort of disdain.
Examples
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Standing beside Lenora, Coren was surprised by the intensity of his dislike for everything that was happening.
Fiction book (1995) -
My distrust and my dislike of authority is a deep, deep fuel in me.
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Where is your natural dislike for people in authority?
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Is this because of your personal dislike of them?
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Even your dislike of my cat made it into your Matrix.
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I took a sudden dislike to the suite.
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And yet I had walked away with an intense dislike for the man.
Fiction book (1997) -
So much of their dislike of mathematics has to do with anxiety.
Academic text (2012) -
I felt a surge of almost atavistic dislike for this condescending man.
Fiction book (1995) -
Not only did the subjects verbalize their dislike for the textbook, but they demonstrated it as well.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
A very strong dislike that can make a person want to hurt others
Unfriendly or angry actions and feelings toward someone
A strong feeling of dislike and being sick because something is offensive
A feeling of strong dislike and lack of respect
A strong feeling of hatred and disgust for someone or something
A feeling that shows you do not agree with someone or what they do
A strong dislike of something or someone
A mild feeling of not liking something
A strong feeling of disgust at something very unpleasant
A strong feeling of hatred toward people or groups
A strong feeling of dislike toward someone or something
Lack of public support or approval
A strong feeling of dislike and disgust
A strong feeling of dislike or disgust
A very strong feeling of hate and disgust
A very strong feeling of hate and disgust for someone or something
A feeling of dislike for something like a food or task
A strong feeling of disgust or deep dislike
A strong feeling of dislike and scorn for someone or something
Strong feeling of dislike and scorn for someone or something
Antonyms
How Much Dislike
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dislike as a noun names the feeling of 'not liking' someone or something and comes from dis- ('not') + like ('to like'), so a dislike is simply that 'not liking' feeling.