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| dis·like [ diss lk ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle dis·liked, present participle dis·lik·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·likes) |
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not like somebody or something: to consider something or somebody disagreeable or unpleasant
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noun (plural dis·likes) |
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1. disapproving feeling: an attitude or feeling of disapproval or lack of enjoyment
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2. something not liked: something that is considered disagreeable
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dislike, distaste, hatred, hate, disgust, loathing, repugnance, abhorrence, animosity, antipathy, aversion, revulsion
CORE MEANING: a feeling of not liking somebody or something
dislike an attitude or feeling of disapproval or lack of enjoyment;
a dislike for sudden change
She took a dislike to the dress and refused to wear it.
He didn't try to hide his dislike of his brother's wife.
distaste disapproval of something or somebody's behavior;
He wrinkled his nose in distaste at the acrid smell.
a distaste for inactivity
hatred
hate intense hostility toward somebody or something;
violent verbal expressions of hatred
Even the children's hearts were full of hate.
disgust a feeling of horrified disapproval;
I like to go poking around in thrift shops, much to my husband's disgust.
He took early retirement from the university in disgust at the drop in standards.
loathing intense dislike of somebody or something;
A passionate loathing of materialism is evident in his writing.
I developed an irrational loathing for the man sent to meet me.
repugnance a very strong feeling of disgust, mainly for behavior and activities;
He expressed his repugnance at the assault.
international repugnance of the past week's violence
abhorrence a feeling of intense disapproval, mainly of behavior and activities;
our deep and abiding abhorrence of the current system
They declared an absolute abhorrence of receiving money from gambling in any form.
animosity a feeling or spirit of hostility and resentment;
a nation with a history of animosity toward rival exporters
There was no personal animosity between my sister and me.
antipathy strong hostility or opposition toward somebody or something;
his well-known antipathy to the nationalist cause
These rumors fueled the crowd's antipathy towards the government.
aversion strong hostility or opposition toward somebody or something;
had always shown a total aversion to most forms of exercise
his instinctive aversion to being ordered about
revulsion a sudden violent feeling of disgust;
The case sent a wave of revulsion against political corruption through the country. |
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