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Dislike Very Common

Dislike has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group

"The committee's dislike of the new proposal was clear when they refused to grant any funding for the project."

2

a feeling of aversion or antipathy

"my dislike of him was instinctive"

3

An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.

"She has a deep dislike for loud noises that makes her cover her ears whenever construction starts nearby."

Verb
1

have or feel a dislike or distaste for

"I really dislike this salesman"

2

To displease; to offend. (In third-person only.)

"His rude interruption deeply displeased the speaker, causing her to stop talking immediately."

Related Terms
Antonyms
liking like
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
inclination feeling
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
doghouse reprobation disinclination Anglophobia unfriendliness alienation antipathy disapproval contempt disgust creepy-crawlies scunner technophobia antagonism resent hate
Rhyming Words
ike wike pike hike nike rike mike eike fike sike kike tike dike iike like bike grike koike ylike trike
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