Crossword Dictionary
DISLIKE
dislike - v
have or feel a dislike or distaste for; "I really dislike this salesman"
Synonyms
animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, aversion, disapproval, disgust, displeasure, dissatisfaction, distaste, enmity, hatred, hostility, loathing, prejudice
Examples
Strong irrational dislikes of other people can easily be picked up from others.
Then the guy who promoted me left and his replacement took an instant dislike to me.
The outlook for those who dislike the idea of purchasing a conventional annuity is good.
Etymology
1540s (implied in disliking), "be displeased with, regard with some aversion or displeasure," a hybrid which ousted native mislike as the opposite of like (v.). In common with disgust, it sometimes reversed the direction of its action and meant (in this case) "annoy, vex, displease" (1570s), but this sense is archaic or obsolete. Related: Disliked; disliking. The noun sense of "feeling of being displeased" is from 1590s. English in 16c. also had dislove "hate, cease to love," but it did not survive.