dislike

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: disfavordisfavourdisapproval

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. an inclination to withhold approval from some person or groupSynonyms: disfavordisfavourdisapproval
  2. a feeling of aversion or antipathy“my dislike of him was instinctive”

Verb (1)

  1. have or feel a dislike or distaste for“I really dislike this salesman”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

Every nation dislikes an impost.— Johnson.[1913 Webster]

2.To awaken dislike in; to displease. "Disliking countenance." --Marston. "It dislikes me." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

God's grace . . . gives him continual dislike to sin.— Hammond.[1913 Webster]
The hint malevolent, the look oblique, The obvious satire, or implied dislike.— Hannah More.[1913 Webster]
We have spoken of the dislike of these excellent women for Sheridan and Fox.— J. Morley.[1913 Webster]
His dislike of a particular kind of sensational stories.— A. W. Ward.[1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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