Definition of dislike Dislike

/dɪslajˈk/ - [dislayk] - dis•like

We found 12 definitions of dislike from 6 different sources.

What does dislike mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: dislikes
dislike - a feeling of aversion or antipathy; "my dislike of him was instinctive"
		liking a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin"
		feeling the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
		disinclination that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike; "his disinclination for modesty is well known"
		anglophobia dislike (or fear) of Britain and British customs
		unfriendliness an unfriendly disposition
		disaffection, estrangement, alienation disloyalty to the government or to established authority; "the widespread disaffection of the troops"
		distaste, antipathy, aversion the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided; "cats were his greatest antipathy"
		disapproval the act of disapproving or condemning
		despite, disdain, scorn, contempt contemptuous disregard; "she wanted neither favor nor despite"
		disgust strong feelings of dislike
		creepy-crawlies feelings of dislike and anxiety; "the cave gave me the creepy-crawlies"
		scunner a strong dislike; "they took a scunner against the United States"
		technophobia dislike for new technology
dislike - an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
		disfavor, disfavour, disapproval
		disposition, tendency, inclination your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"
		doghouse an idiomatic term for being in disfavor; "in the doghouse"
Verb dislikes, disliking, disliked
dislike - have or feel a dislike or distaste for; "I really dislike this salesman"
		like feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard; "How did you like the President's speech last night?"
		disapprove consider bad or wrong
		resent feel bitter or indignant about; "She resents being paid less than her co-workers"
		detest, hate dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians"

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Wiktionary

dislike (Noun)
An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

dislike (v. t.)
To regard with dislike or aversion; to disapprove; to disrelish.
dislike (v. t.)
To awaken dislike in; to displease.
dislike (n.)
A feeling of positive and usually permanent aversion to something unpleasant, uncongenial, or offensive; disapprobation; repugnance; displeasure; disfavor; -- the opposite of liking or fondness.
dislike (n.)
Discord; dissension.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

dislike
A feeling of aversion or antipathy.
dislike
To have or feel a dislike or distaste for.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

dislike
dis-līk′, v.t. to be displeased with: to disapprove of: to have an aversion to.—n. disinclination: aversion: distaste: disapproval.—adjs. Dislike′able, Dislik′able; Dislike′ful (Spens.)—v.t. Dislik′en (Shak.), to make unlike.—n. Dislike′ness (obs.), unlikeness. [L. dis, neg., and like; the genuine Eng. word is mislike.]