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
“From the age of 6, I had disliked my mother, but I didn’t wish her dead.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2022
To stream, it had to have agreements with Hollywood studios that had disliked the company from the beginning.
From Forbes ● Jul. 13, 2012
Polly had disliked the Queen from the first; and even Digory, now that he had heard the story, felt that he had seen quite as much of her as he wanted.
From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis
