mislike

[ mis-lahyk ]
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verb (used with object),mis·liked, mis·lik·ing.Archaic.
  1. to dislike.

  2. to displease.

Origin of mislike

1
before 900; Middle English misliken,Old English mislīcian.See mis-1, like2

Other words from mislike

  • mis·lik·er, noun

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How to use mislike in a sentence

  • It is ill if it mislikes thee, for this we did with a whole heart.

  • If the Auto-Comrade mislikes the porcupine, however, the feeling is returned with exorbitant interest.

    The Joyful Heart | Robert Haven Schauffler
  • Oh, mad, mistaken humankind, 'Tis easy triumph for the mind While yet no ill adventure strikes usAnd naught mislikes us.

    Laments | Jan Kochanowski
  • Judge Hales, who is no great courtier, has read it and much mislikes it, and is his enemy.

  • And one Ned Moreton, who is of gentle blood and mislikes to be overborne by such carrion as Rumney.

    A Gentleman Player | Robert Neilson Stephens

British Dictionary definitions for mislike

mislike

/ (mɪsˈlaɪk) archaic /


verb(tr)
  1. to dislike

nounAlso: misliking
  1. dislike or aversion

Derived forms of mislike

  • misliker, noun

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