Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense dislikes, present participle disliking, past tense, past participle disliked
1. verb
If you dislike someone or something, you consider them to be unpleasant and do not like them.
We don't serve liver often because so many people dislike it. [VERB noun]
David began to dislike anyone who smoked. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: hate, object to, loathe, despise More Synonyms of dislike
2. uncountable noun
Dislike is the feeling that you do not like someone or something.
He made no attempt to conceal his dislike of me. [+ of]
Years of dislike boiled over and blows were exchanged.
[Also + for]
3. countable noun [usually plural]
Your dislikes are the things that you do not like.
Consider what your likes and dislikes are about your job.
Strong irrational dislikes of other people can easily be picked up from others.
4.
See take a dislike
More Synonyms of dislike
dislike in British English
(dɪsˈlaɪk)
verb
1. (transitive)
to consider unpleasant or disagreeable
noun
2.
a feeling of aversion or antipathy
Derived forms
dislikable (disˈlikable) or dislikeable (disˈlikeable)
adjective
dislike in American English
(dɪsˈlaɪk)
verb transitiveWord forms: disˈliked or disˈliking
1.
to have a feeling of not liking; feel aversion to; have objections to
noun
2.
a feeling of not liking; distaste; aversion; antipathy
3.
something disliked
Derived forms
dislikable (disˈlikable)
adjective or disˈlikeable
Examples of 'dislike' in a sentence
dislike
You can like or dislike her confrontational timbre and penchant for extremes.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The first step is to understand your taste and what it is you like and dislike.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The topic she really dislikes talking about is body image.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
My impatience is the thing I dislike most about myself.
The Sun (2016)
He dislikes the idea that people 'fight' cancer.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
What is it about orange you dislike?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Then the guy who promoted me left and his replacement took an instant dislike to me.
The Sun (2013)
What upper class people like disliked by the lower and vice versa.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Winston always loved him but often disliked him.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
People who dislike his mullet offend him.
The Sun (2009)
It was part of a campaign of harassment he launched after taking an irrational dislike to her.
The Sun (2006)
They dislike the idea of a policy based upon competing individuals looking after themselves.
Redwood, John The Global Marketplace (1993)
They also dislike digital technology and its potential to be used to spy on citizens.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
So do they really dislike each other?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
What did you like or dislike about them?
Christianity Today (2000)
The two men took an instant dislike to each other.
Garraty, John Arthur The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877 (1995)
What do you like and dislike about your body?
The Sun (2010)
The outlook for those who dislike the idea of purchasing a conventional annuity is good.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Retail merchants also dislike handling the dirty containers and providing storage space for them.
McKenzie, James F. & Pinger, Robert R. An Introduction to Community Health (1995)
Is there any food you really dislike the taste of?
The Sun (2013)
There is a lot to dislike about modern football.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
That could be his way of saying that most take an instant dislike.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
What are your likes and dislikes about working on the move?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
So-called subjective reactions of like and dislike are often indicative of processes taking place within the body.
Randolph, Theron G. & Moss, Ralph W. (contributor) An Alternative Approach to Allergies (1990)
People were less likely to lose their temper with people they disliked than with the people to whom they felt closest.
Claudia Hammond EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER: A Journey Through the Science of Feelings (2005)
Two thirds of those who admitted using their mobile phone without due consideration for others within earshot positively disliked other people doing it.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
I t may be irrational to dislike this deal.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Against what, or whom, is it still reasonable to harbour an irrational dislike?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In other languages
dislike
British English: dislike /dɪsˈlaɪk/ VERB
If you dislike someone or something, you consider them to be unpleasant and do not like them.
Many children dislike the taste of green vegetables.
American English: dislike
Arabic: يَكْرَهُ
Brazilian Portuguese: não gostar
Chinese: 不喜欢
Croatian: ne voljeti
Czech: nemít rád
Danish: ikke kunne lide
Dutch: afkeer hebben van
European Spanish: no gustar
Finnish: ei pitää jostakin
French: aimer (ne pas)
German: nicht mögen
Greek: αντιπαθώ
Italian: detestare
Japanese: 嫌う
Korean: 싫어하다
Norwegian: mislike
Polish: nie polubić
European Portuguese: não gostar
Romanian: a-i displăcea
Russian: не нравиться
Latin American Spanish: desagradar
Swedish: tycka illa om
Thai: ไม่ชอบ
Turkish: hoşlanmamak
Ukrainian: неприязнь
Vietnamese: không thích
British English: dislike NOUN
Dislike is the feeling that you do not like someone or something.