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English noun: dislike | |||
| 1. | dislike (cognition) an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group | ||
| Synonyms | disapproval, disfavor, disfavour | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disposition, inclination, tendency | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | doghouse, reprobation | ||
| 2. | dislike (feeling) a feeling of aversion or antipathy | ||
| Samples | My dislike of him was instinctive. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | feeling | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | alienation, Anglophobia, antagonism, antipathy, aversion, contempt, creepy-crawlies, despite, disaffection, disapproval, disdain, disgust, disinclination, distaste, estrangement, scorn, scunner, technophobia, unfriendliness | ||
| Antonyms | liking | ||
English verb: dislike | |||
| 1. | dislike (emotion) have or feel a dislike or distaste for | ||
| Samples | I really dislike this salesman. | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot dislike Sue , Sam and Sue dislike the movie | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s INFINITIVE | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | detest, hate, resent | ||
| Entail | disapprove | ||
| Antonyms | like | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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