dislike

English

Etymology

From dis- +‎ like.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪsˈlaɪk/, /ˈdɪslaɪk/

• Audio (GA)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɪk

Noun

dislike (plural dislikes)

1. An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.
2. (usually in the plural) Something that a person dislikes (has or feels aversion to).

   Tell me your likes and dislikes.

3. (Internet) An individual vote showing disapproval of, or lack of support for, something posted on the Internet.

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Verb

dislike (third-person singular simple present dislikes, present participle disliking, simple past and past participle disliked)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To displease; to offend. In third-person only.
   • 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes , book II, London: Val Simmes for Edward Blount , →OCLC:

     customes and conceipts differing from mine, doe not so much dislike [translating desplaisent] me, as instruct me […].

2. (transitive) To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like.
   • 1951 December, Michael Robbins, “John Francis's "History of the English Railway"”, in Railway Magazine, page 800:

     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.

3. (Internet) 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.

Usage notes

• This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs
• This is generally a stative verb that rarely takes the continuous inflection. See Category:English stative verbs

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