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dislike

/dɪsˈlaɪk/noun, verb2 syllables

Dislike means: an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group.

Synonyms for dislike10

noun, as in an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group

disfavor, disfavour, disapproval

also used for dislike

disrecommend, mislike, disrelish, mind, misrelish, object to, stomach

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Opposites of dislike

liking, like

What does dislike mean?3

noun

1

an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group

2

a feeling of aversion or antipathy“my dislike of him was instinctive”

verb

1

have or feel a dislike or distaste for“I really dislike this salesman”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with dislike?12

two syllables

unlikealike
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Dislike in a sentence

  • Where women love each other, men learn to smother their mutual dislike.Hybrid
  • Even though you like tomatoes, you dislike tomato juice, right?brymck
  • When you dislike others, you are disliked by them in turn.unknown
  • If you dislike doing that, then don't do it.CK
  • This video has no dislikes, so everyone must love it!espamatics
  • If he dislikes the main course, he orders meat with rice and salad.Schierbeck
  • It was very rare for me to dislike a teacher.OsoHombre
  • Why do you dislike his way of speaking?CM

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Forms of dislike

as a noun

plural
dislikes

as a verb

past tense
disliked
present participle
disliking
third-person singular
dislikes
past participle
disliked