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dislike
- /dɪsˈlaɪk/
- /ˈdɪslaɪk/
Rhymes with -aɪk
Where it comes from
From dis- + like.
noun dislikes
- An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion. In deference to Queen Victoria's dislike of high speed, the specials were allowed about 75 min. for the journey on the Deeside line, but after her death, they were slightly accelerated.
- Something that a person dislikes (has or feels aversion to). Tell me your likes and dislikes.
- An individual vote showing disapproval of, or lack of support for, something posted on the Internet.
verb dislikes · disliking · disliked · dislike
- To displease; to offend. In third-person only. customes and conceipts differing from mine, doe not so much dislike [translating desplaisent] me, as instruct me[…].
- To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like. In the thick of the railway controversies of his day, Francis naturally had his prejudices. It seems that he cordially disliked the aristocracy in general.
- To leave a vote to show disapproval of, or lack of support for, something posted on the Internet. Rebecca Black's "Friday" video has gained notoriety for being one of the most disliked videos in YouTube history.
Similar: disrecommend, mislike, dislike, disrelish, mind, misrelish, object to, stomach · Opposite: like
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: disfavour, disfavor, disapproval, aversion, displeasure, distaste, antipathy, unpleasantness, abhor, repugnance, abhorrence, loathe, revulsion, detest, dissatisfaction, discontent
Translations
Every language
noun feeling of distaste
| Español | aversión, disgusto, antipatía, ojeriza, manía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 염오 yeomo, 혐오 hyeomo |
| 日本語 | 厭悪 en'o, 嫌悪 ken'o |
| 中文 | 煩惡 /烦恶 fánwù, 厭惡 /厌恶 yànwù, 嫌惡 /嫌恶 xiánwù |
| हिन्दी | नफ़रत nafrat |
| Português | antipatia, aversão |
| Français | antipathie |
| Deutsch | Unbehagen |
| Italiano | antipatia, avversione |
| Ελληνικά | αντιπάθεια antipátheia |
| Română | aversiune, antipatie |
| Русский | неприя́знь neprijáznʹ, нелюбо́вь neljubóvʹ, антипа́тия antipátija |
noun Internet interaction
| Español | me disgusta, no me gusta |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 싫어요 sireoyo |
| 日本語 | ヤダネ! yada ne!, やだね! yada ne! |
| Português | descurtida, dislike |
| Русский | дисла́йк dislájk, дизла́йк dizlájk |
verb not to like something
| Español | desagradar, disgustar, no gustar, tener aversión, caer mal, caer gordo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 싫어하다 sireohada, 미워하다 miwohada |
| 日本語 | 嫌う kirau, 厭う itou, 嫌い kirai |
| 中文 | 不喜愛 /不喜爱 bù xǐ'ài, 不喜歡 /不喜欢 bù xǐhuan, 嫌 xián, 討厭 /讨厌 tǎoyàn, 憝 duì, 反感 fǎngǎn |
| हिन्दी | नापसंद करना nāpsand karnā |
| Português | não gostar de, desgostar de |
| Français | ne pas aimer |
| Deutsch | ablehnen |
| Italiano | non piacersi |
| Ελληνικά | αντιπαθώ antipathó |
| Română | displăcea, nu-i plăcea, dezagrea |
| Русский | не люби́ть ne ljubítʹ, невзлюби́ть nevzljubítʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | không ưa, không thích, ghét |
| العربية | كَرِهَ kariha |
Talk about this word "dislike." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dislike. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dislike. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dislike "dislike." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dislike.Cite this
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title = {dislike},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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