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   dislike

   /dɪsˈlʌɪk/

   verb

   • 1. feel distaste for or hostility towards: "she disliked any kind of unnecessary rudeness"

   noun

   • 1. a feeling of distaste or hostility: "they had taken a dislike to each other"
   • ▪ a thing to which one feels aversion: "I know all his likes and dislikes"

   Derivatives

   • 1. dislikeable adjective
   • 2. disliker noun

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   What is the difference between dislike and disgust?

   • 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.

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   What does dislike mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! DISLIKE definition: 1. to not like someone or something: 2. a feeling of not liking something or someone: 3…. Learn more.

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   What does dislike mean on a scale?

   • Dislike is active. It means you expressly do not like it and are therefore by definition not neutral about it. If you imagine a scale going from dislike at -1 to like at 1, "don't like" is in the middle at zero. Or at the very least it refers to the entire part of the scale between -1 and 0, inclusive.

   Is there a difference between "dislike" and "don't like"?

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   How do you say 'dislike' in a sentence?

   • In conversation and in less formal writing, you don't normally use 'dislike'. Instead, you use a negative word with like. She doesn't like tennis. I 've never liked him. You can say that someone dislikes doing something or doesn't like doing something. Many people dislike following orders.

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   When did the word dislike come out?

   • English being a language of trial-and-error, the word dislike came about in the mid-16th Century, as modern English was still in its infancy. At that time, some words were tried and discarded, to be replaced with others that stuck. That was the case with dislike, which developed after the word "mislike" was dropped as the opposite of "like."

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   Is dislike a prefix?

   • That was the case with dislike, which developed after the word "mislike" was dropped as the opposite of "like." Speaking of prefixes, don't confuse the word dislike with "unlike," which means that something is different from something else.

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   Dislike is a verb that means to feel aversion or antipathy for someone or something. It is also a noun that means the feeling of not liking or the things that one does not like. See pronunciation, collocations, grammar and usage examples.

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   noun. a feeling of aversion or antipathy. “my dislike of him was instinctive” see more. noun. an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group. synonyms: disapproval, disfavor, disfavour. see more. verb. have or feel a dislike or distaste for. “I really dislike this salesman” see more. Pronunciation. US. /dɪsˈlaɪk/ UK. /dɪsˈlaɪk/

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    Define dislike. dislike synonyms, dislike pronunciation, dislike translation, English dictionary definition of dislike. 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 ,...