# dislike

Pronunciation: say "dis-LYK" /dɪsˈlaɪk/

## Verb

1. To feel aversion or antipathy toward a person or thing; to regard them without any liking.
   - Simple: To find someone or something unpleasant and not enjoy them.
   - _She disliked her new manager from the very first meeting._
   - _Most critics dislike films that rely on tired cliches._
4. To register a vote showing disapproval of, or lack of support for, something posted online.
   - Simple: To click a button that shows you do not like something online.
   - _Thousands of users disliked the trailer within hours of its release._
   - _If enough people dislike a comment, it sinks to the bottom._

## Noun

2. An attitude or feeling of distaste or aversion toward a person or thing.
   - Simple: A feeling of not liking someone or something.
   - _Her dislike of confrontation kept her quiet during the meeting._
   - _There was a mutual dislike between the two rivals._
3. Something toward which a person feels distaste or aversion.
   - Simple: A thing that someone does not like.
   - _His list of dislikes was longer than his list of pleasures._
   - _Crowded trains remained a lifelong dislike for her._
5. A single vote registering disapproval of, or lack of support for, something posted online.
   - Simple: A single online vote that shows you do not like something.
   - _The channel hid its dislikes to avoid discouraging creators._
   - _Each dislike nudged the post further down the feed._

## Verb

6. To displease or offend someone; used only with a third-person subject. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To make a person feel displeased or upset.

## Origin

Formed from the prefix "dis-" added to the word "like."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/dislike (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).