dislike
Americanverb (used with object)
noun
verb
noun
Related Words
Dislike, disgust, distaste, repugnance imply antipathy toward something. Dislike is a general word, sometimes connoting an inherent or permanent feeling of antipathy for something: to have a dislike for crowds. Disgust connotes a feeling of loathing for what is offensive to the feelings and sensibilities: He felt disgust at seeing such ostentation. Distaste implies a more or less settled dislike: to have distaste for spicy foods, for hard work. Repugnance is a strong feeling of aversion for, and antagonism toward, something: to feel repugnance for (or toward ) low criminals.
Other Word Forms
- dislikable adjective
- dislikeable adjective
- predislike noun
- self-dislike noun
- self-disliked adjective
Etymology
Origin of dislike
Example Sentences
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Or tell me how much she dislikes my mother.
From Literature
He first made his name in the early 1970s as a minimalist, although he disliked the term.
From Barron's
White House advisers have said they dislike long flights in the planes because the seats don’t lie flat and the bathrooms are small.
But traditionalists in both parties dislike the proposal, which is set for a House committee hearing Thursday.
Americans dislike it when police have to meet parking-ticket quotas, much less body counts for arrests.
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