dislike

Formsdislikes, disliking, disliked

Pluraldislikes

1. 1
   verbtransitive

   To find someone or something unpleasant and not enjoy them.

   Like pushing away a plate of food you do not want.

   I dislike spicy food because it hurts my mouth.

   Many kids dislike doing homework on weekends.

   Similarhate, detest, loathe, despise, resent

   Oppositelike, love, enjoy, admire

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2. 2
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A feeling of not liking someone or something.

   Like turning your face away from something you do not want near you.

   She has a strong dislike of loud parties.

   His dislike for math made every class hard.

   Similaraversion, distaste, antipathy, animosity, hostility

   Oppositeliking, fondness, affection, love

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3. 3
   nouncountable

   A thing that someone does not like.

   She listed all her likes and dislikes on the form.

   Spicy food is one dislike he never outgrew.

   Similaraversion, bugbear, peeve, hate

   Oppositelike

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4. 4
   verbtransitive

   To click a button that shows you do not like something online.

   Like giving a thumbs-down instead of a thumbs-up.

   She disliked the video after watching only a minute.

   Please dislike the post if you find it misleading.

   Similardownvote

   Oppositelike, upvote

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5. 5
   nouncountable

   A single online vote that shows you do not like something.

   Like a thumbs-down mark on a screen.

   The video got more dislikes than likes.

   One dislike will not change the rating much.

   Similardownvote, thumbs-down

   Oppositelike, upvote, thumbs-up

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