Dislike /(?)/

Dis·like

Dislike

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Disliked; p. pr. & vb. n. Disliking

  1. To regard with dislike or aversion; to disapprove; to disrelish.
    Every nation dislikes an impost.
  2. To awaken dislike in; to displease.

dislike

n.
  1. A feeling of positive and usually permanent aversion to something unpleasant, uncongenial, or offensive; disapprobation; repugnance; displeasure; disfavor; -- the opposite of liking or fondness.
    God's grace . . . gives him continual dislike to sin.
    The hint malevolent, the look oblique, The obvious satire, or implied dislike.
    — Hannah More.
    We have spoken of the dislike of these excellent women for Sheridan and Fox.
    — J. Morley.
    His dislike of a particular kind of sensational stories.
    — A. W. Ward.
  2. Discord; dissension. [Obs.]