Dislike

Quick meaning: Dislike is a noun meaning An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.

Meaning

An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.

More Meanings

1. (usually in the plural) Something that a person dislikes (has or feels aversion to).
2. (Internet) An individual vote showing disapproval of, or lack of support for, something posted on the Internet.
3. (transitive) To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like.
4. (Internet) To leave a vote to show disapproval of, or lack of support for, something posted on the Internet.
5. (obsolete, transitive) To displease; to offend. In third-person only.

Example Sentences

Tell me your likes and dislikes.

Rebecca Black's "Friday" video has gained notoriety for being one of the most disliked videos in YouTube history.

customes and conceipts differing from mine, doe not so much dislike [translating desplaisent] me, as instruct me[…].

In the thick of the railway controversies of his day, Francis naturally had his prejudices. It seems that he cordially disliked the aristocracy in general.

Word Forms

• dislikes
• disliking
• disliked
• dislikest
• dislikedst
• disliketh

Synonyms for dislike

Depending on context, synonyms include disrecommend, mislike, disrelish, mind, stomach, disapproval.

Antonyms for dislike

Common opposites include like, liking.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include disfavour, disfavor, disapproval, aversion, displeasure, distaste.

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