dislike

[dis·like]

Put simply, to dislike can be used as a transitive verb that means to "not like." Maybe you dislike spinach. But it can also be a noun, as in "You seem to have developed quite a dislike for spinach."

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

Noun
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group

Noun
a feeling of aversion or antipathy; "my dislike of him was instinctive"

Verb
have or feel a dislike or distaste for; "I really dislike this salesman"

v. t.
To regard with dislike or aversion; to disapprove; to disrelish.

v. t.
To awaken dislike in; to displease.

n.
A feeling of positive and usually permanent aversion to something unpleasant, uncongenial, or offensive; disapprobation; repugnance; displeasure; disfavor; -- the opposite of liking or fondness.

n.
Discord; dissension.

Dislike

Dis*like" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disliked ; p. pr. & vb. n. Disliking.] 1. To regard with dislike or aversion; to disapprove; to disrelish.

Every nation dislikes an impost.

2. To awaken dislike in; to displease. "Disliking countenance." Marston. "It dislikes me." Shak.

Dislike

Dis*like", n. 1. A feeling of positive and usually permanent aversion to something unpleasant, uncongenial, or offensive; disapprobation; repugnance; displeasure; disfavor; -- the opposite of liking or fondness.

God's grace . . . gives him continual dislike to sin.

The hint malevolent, the look oblique, The obvious satire, or implied dislike.

We have spoken of the dislike of these excellent women for Sheridan and Fox.

His dislike of a particular kind of sensational stories.

2. Discord; dissension. [Obs.] Fairfax. Syn. -- Distaste; disinclination; disapprobation; disfavor; disaffection; displeasure; disrelish; aversion; reluctance; repugnance; disgust; antipathy. -- Dislike, Aversion, Reluctance, Repugnance, Disgust, Antipathy. Dislike is the more general term, applicable to both persons and things and arising either from feeling or judgment. It may mean little more than want of positive liking; but antipathy, repugnance, disgust, and aversion are more intense phases of dislike. Aversion denotes a fixed and habitual dislike; as, an aversion to or for business. Reluctance and repugnance denote a mental strife or hostility something proposed (repugnance being the stronger); as, a reluctance to make the necessary sacrifices, and a repugnance to the submission required. Disgust is repugnance either of taste or moral feeling; as, a disgust at gross exhibitions of selfishness. Antipathy is primarily an instinctive feeling of dislike of a thing, such as most persons feel for a snake. When used figuratively, it denotes a correspondent dislike for certain persons, modes of acting, etc. Men have an aversion to what breaks in upon their habits; a reluctance and repugnance to what crosses their will; a disgust at what offends their sensibilities; and are often governed by antipathies for which they can give no good reason.

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

A feeling of positive and usually permanent aversion to something unpleasant, uncongenial, or offensive; disapprobation; repugnance; displeasure; disfavor; -- the opposite of liking or fondness.

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Usage Examples

Learning to dislike children at an early age saves a lot of expense and aggravation later in life.

Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.

I don't care whether people like me or dislike me. I'm not on earth to win a popularity contest. I'm here to be the best human being I possibly can be.

I'm so in control of my life, you shouldn't dislike anything I do-because I'm not only in the best place I've ever been, but it keeps getting better and better.

I don't particularly dislike any kind of person that might be reading my stuff. They like it and that's cool, but I don't do the work for any kind of group in particular, except for hobos, who just plain kick ass and light up my life.

I definitely dislike pomposity and artifice. I hope that I'm not that. Once I write a song, it belongs to the world, and the way people perceive it, it's cool.

Great dislike to the Bible was shown by those who conversed with me about it, and several have remarked to me, at different times, that if it were not for that book, Catholics would never be led to renounce their own faith.

He was an embittered atheist, the sort of atheist who does not so much disbelieve in God as personally dislike Him.

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Other Usage Examples

It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and to prefer things in measure to things in excess.

I dislike feeling at home when I am abroad.

Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.

Democracy is being allowed to vote for the candidate you dislike least.

It's easy to dislike the few senior women out there. What if women were half the positions in power? It would be harder to dislike all of them.

Everybody has a right to like or dislike anything or anyone. From a flower to a flavor to a book or a composition but it is very sad that in our country we actually fight over such things in an unseemly manner.

I dislike literary jargon and never use it. Criticism has only one function and that is to help readers read and understand literature. It is not a science, it is an aid to art.

I have an intense dislike for artificial society. In France, one could lead a free life - to do what one wanted to do without interference or criticism from one's neighbors.

I very much dislike the intolerance and moralism of many Christians, and feel more sympathy with Honest Doubters than with them.