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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“You dislike an argument, and want to silence this.”
From Literature
What if I said something or Boo did something that would make them dislike her?
From Literature
Or maybe I did, and that’s why I dislike the food so much.
From Literature
“Ach, by the Immortal! This is why I dislike children. They’re heralds of vomit and ask stupid questions!”
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He spoke of his friend’s dislike of the burning heats, the hurricanes, and rainy seasons of that region.
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