dislike
verb (used with object)
to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion.
have disliked
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present perfectof dislike.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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His late wife Diana was said to have disliked it, but according to Prof Whitelock, it is - along with Clarence House - the place where he feels "most at home".
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2022
I, of course, will defer to Swed when he says that Cage would have disliked this idea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2022
Had it done so, I might still have disliked her, but I would have been more inclined to root for her.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2022
People may have disliked his team, the Yankees, but everyone loved Yogi.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 23, 2015
I have disliked her since my father’s dinner-table rants began, but now I hate her.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
