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dislike

noun
/dɪsˈlaɪk/

Etymology

From dis- + like.

  1. derived from *galīkaz✻ — “same, like, similar”
  2. inherited from *galīkê✻
  3. derived from líka — “also, likewise”
  4. inherited from ġelīċe — “likewise, also, as, in like manner, similarly”
  5. inherited from like
  6. inherited from *galīkaz✻ — “like, similar, same”
  7. derived from líkr
  8. inherited from ġelīċ
  9. inherited from lik
  10. prefixed as dislike — “dis + like”

Definitions

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

    • In deference to Queen Victoria's dislike of high speed, the specials were allowed about 75 min. for the journey on the Deeside line, but after her death, they were slightly accelerated.

  2. Something that a person dislikes (has or feels aversion to).

    • Tell me your likes and dislikes.

  3. An individual vote showing disapproval of, or lack of support for, something posted on…

    An individual vote showing disapproval of, or lack of support for, something posted on the Internet.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. To displease

      To displease; to offend. In third-person only.

      • customes and conceipts differing from mine, doe not so much dislike [translating desplaisent] me, as instruct me[…].

    2. To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards

      To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like.

      • In the thick of the railway controversies of his day, Francis naturally had his prejudices. It seems that he cordially disliked the aristocracy in general.

    3. To leave a vote to show disapproval of, or lack of support for, something posted on the…

      To leave a vote to show disapproval of, or lack of support for, something posted on the Internet.

      • Rebecca Black's "Friday" video has gained notoriety for being one of the most disliked videos in YouTube history.

The neighborhood

Derived

dislikeful, dislikable, dislikee, dislikeness, disliker

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at dislike. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01dislike02distaste03discomfort04annoyance05irritated06irritation07annoys08annoy09dislikes

A definitional loop anchored at dislike. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at dislike

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA