dislike
verb (used with object)
to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion.
had disliked
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past perfectof dislike.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He was 73 and had disliked running young horses in a pressure race such as the Derby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026
Henry, who was born in New Orleans on March 19, 1937, started playing the piano at 8, taking up lessons his sister had disliked.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
To stream, it had to have agreements with Hollywood studios that had disliked the company from the beginning.
From Forbes ● Jul. 13, 2012
Chatwin had disliked an early-1970s stint in journalism, on the staff of the magazine section of London’s Sunday Times, nearly as much as he’d loathed Sotheby’s.
From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2011
If I had disliked Joyce while she had Bailey in her grasp, I hated her for leaving.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
