Dislike

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /dɪsˈlaɪk/
• Rhymes: -aɪk

Origin

From - + like.

Full definition of dislike

Noun

1. An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.

Verb

1. (obsolete, transitive) To displease; to offend. (In third-person only.) 16th-19th c.
• 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.12:customes and conceipts differing from mine, doe not so much dislike me, as instruct me ....
2. (transitive) To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like. from 16th c.

Usage notes

This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See

Antonyms

• like