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🙅 A person who dislikes 👎 A negative voter
disliker

disliker

3.6
A person who does not like someone or something
  • noun
  • /dɪsˈlaɪkər/
translation icon : despreciador
  • Even the most popular artists have some dislikers among their audience.

Examples

  • He is a known disliker of spicy food.

  • The new policy attracted many dislikers who voiced their concerns online.

  • She ignored the dislikers and continued to pursue her passion.

  • Many dislikers commented on the new movie.

  • A disliker often avoids products from brands they do not trust.

  • As a frequent disliker of loud music, she always brings her headphones to parties.

  • The disliker expressed her opinions during the meeting, making it clear she was unhappy with the proposal.

Synonyms

hater
vsdisliker
  • Offensive
144 5.2

A person who often says bad things about people or things they dislike

does not express dislike publicly and is milder in feeling
despiser
vsdisliker
1 7.0

A person who strongly dislikes others or thinks they are not important

merely lacks liking without looking down on the person
loather
vsdisliker
1 8.6

A person who hates someone or something

feels a simple absence of liking rather than intense hatred
abominator
vsdisliker
9.9

A person who hates someone or something very much

is a plain lack of liking rather than strong detestation

Antonyms

liker
  • Texting
2 4.8

A person who shows they enjoy a post online by clicking a button on social media

How Hateful

loather
1 8.6
hater
  • Offensive
144 5.2
disliker
3.6

Surface Forms

disliker singular
dislikers plural

Morphology

disliker = dislike (transparent) = dis + like + er

The noun is a regular agent formation from the verb 'dislike', meaning a person who dislikes.

Etymology

Disliker comes from the prefix dis- meaning 'not' and the word like meaning 'to enjoy', so it simply means a person who 'does not like' someone or something.