dislike
verb (used with object)
to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion.
dislikable
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a word derived from
dislike.
Example Sentences
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The participants were then asked to recontextualize the stimulus by generating new kinds of thoughts about an image to make it less aversive, before a neutral image was presented followed by another dislikable image.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2024
It can only make the play either interesting or, if you dislike it… dislikable… but still.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2017
The characters are spiky and complex, having likable and dislikable qualities but always a zone of unknowability, in the way that real people do.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 15, 2016
Here’s something that makes her dislikable: her response to a review of “Joanne” in the New York Times that accused the singer of sounding less than inspired.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2016
“This,” said the bee with complete disdain, “is the Humbug. A very dislikable fellow.”
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
