Dictionary Definition
dislike
Noun
1 an inclination to withhold approval from some
person or group [syn: disfavor, disfavour, disapproval]
2 a feeling of aversion or antipathy; "my dislike
of him was instinctive" [ant: liking] v : have or feel a
dislike or distaste for; "I really dislike this salesman" [ant:
like]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɪk
Translations
- Chinese Characters: (yàn)
- Chinese:
- Finnish: inho, vastenmielisyys
- German: Unbehagen
- Italian: antipatia , avversione
- Portuguese: antipatia , aversão
- Russian: нелюбовь (neljubóv’) , неприязнь (neprijázn’)
Verb
Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Antonyms
Translations
not to like something
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Anglophobia, Russophobia, abhor, abhorrence, abominate, abomination, angst, anguish, animosity, animus, antagonism, anti-Semitism,
antipathy, anxiety, aversion, bad books, be hostile
to, bigotry, boredom, cheerlessness, contemn, contempt, deprecation, despise, despitefulness, detest, detestation, disaffection, disapproval, disapprove of,
discomfort, discomposure, discontent, disesteem, disfavor, disgust, disinclination, disliking, displeasure, disquiet, disrelish, dissatisfaction,
distaste, dread, dullness, emptiness, ennui, execrate, execration, existential woe,
flatness, grimness, hate, hatred, hostility, ill will, indisposition, inquietude, joylessness, lack of
pleasure, loathe,
loathing, malaise, malevolence, malice, malignity, mind, misandry, misanthropy, mislike, misogyny, nausea, nongratification,
nonsatisfaction,
not care for, odium,
painfulness,
prejudice, race
hatred, racism, repugnance, savorlessness, scanner, scorn, spite, spitefulness, spleen, staleness, tastelessness, tediousness, tedium, turn from, uncomfortableness,
unease, uneasiness, unhappiness, unpleasure, unsatisfaction, vexation
of spirit, vials of hate, vials of wrath, xenophobia