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dis·like 
[dis-lahyk] Pronunciation Key verb, -liked, -lik·ing, noun
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[dis-lahyk] Pronunciation Key verb, -liked, -lik·ing, noun –verb (used with object)
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| 1. | to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters. |
| 2. | a feeling of aversion; antipathy: a strong dislike for Bach. |
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dis·lik·a·ble, dis·like·a·ble, adjective
—Synonyms 2. disrelish. 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.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| dis·like
(dĭs-līk') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. dis·liked, dis·lik·ing, dis·likes To regard with distaste or aversion. n. An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion. dis·lik'a·ble, dis·like'a·ble adj. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
dislike
dislike
c.1540 (implied in disliking), hybrid which ousted native mislike as the opposite of like. 16c. also had the excellent dislove "hate, cease to love," but it did not survive.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| dislike | |
noun | |
| 1. | an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group [syn: disfavor] |
| 2. | a feeling of aversion or antipathy; "my dislike of him was instinctive" [ant: liking] |
verb | |
| 1. | have or feel a dislike or distaste for; "I really dislike this salesman" [ant: like] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Dislike
Dis*like"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disliked; p. pr. & vb. n. Disliking.]1. To regard with dislike or aversion; to disapprove; to disrelish. Every nation dislikes an impost. --Johnson. 2. To awaken dislike in; to displease. "Disliking countenance." --Marston. "It dislikes me." --Shak.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Dislike
Dis*like"\, n. 1. A feeling of positive and usually permanent aversion to something unpleasant, uncongenial, or offensive; disapprobation; repugnance; displeasure; disfavor; -- the opposite of liking or fondness. God's grace . . . gives him continual dislike to sin. --Hammond. The hint malevolent, the look oblique, The obvious satire, or implied dislike. --Hannah More. We have spoken of the dislike of these excellent women for Sheridan and Fox. --J. Morley. His dislike of a particular kind of sensational stories. --A. W. Ward. 2. Discord; dissension. [Obs.] --Fairfax. Syn: Distaste; disinclination; disapprobation; disfavor; disaffection; displeasure; disrelish; aversion; reluctance; repugnance; disgust; antipathy. -- Dislike, Aversion, Reluctance, Repugnance, Disgust, Antipathy. Dislike is the more general term, applicable to both persons and things and arising either from feeling or judgment. It may mean little more than want of positive liking; but antipathy, repugnance, disgust, and aversion are more intense phases of dislike. Aversion denotes a fixed and habitual dislike; as, an aversion to or for business. Reluctance and repugnance denote a mental strife or hostility something proposed (repugnance being the stronger); as, a reluctance to make the necessary sacrifices, and a repugnance to the submission required. Disgust is repugnance either of taste or moral feeling; as, a disgust at gross exhibitions of selfishness. Antipathy is primarily an instinctive feeling of dislike of a thing, such as most persons feel for a snake. When used figuratively, it denotes a correspondent dislike for certain persons, modes of acting, etc. Men have an aversion to what breaks in upon their habits; a reluctance and repugnance to what crosses their will; a disgust at what offends their sensibilities; and are often governed by antipathies for which they can give no good reason.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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