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verb (used with object), dis·liked, dis·lik·ing.
- to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
noun
- a feeling of aversion; antipathy: a strong dislike for Bach.
verb
- (tr) to consider unpleasant or disagreeable
noun
- a feeling of aversion or antipathy
1540s (implied in disliking), hybrid which ousted native mislike as the opposite of like. Related: Disliked; disliking. English in 16c. also had the excellent dislove “hate, cease to love,” but it did not survive.