Standard Lemma guide

dislike

noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /dɪsˈlaɪk/
  • /ˈdɪslaɪk/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 S L AY1 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural-normally

Examples

  • Tell me your likes and dislikes.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: disfavor, disfavour, disapproval

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: inclination, disposition, tendency

Narrower terms: doghouse, reprobation

8

noun

Meaning 8

a feeling of aversion or antipathy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • my dislike of him was instinctive

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: liking

Broader terms: feeling

Narrower terms: disinclination, Anglophobia, unfriendliness, alienation, disaffection, estrangement, antipathy, aversion, distaste, disapproval, contempt, disdain, scorn, despite, disgust, creepy-crawlies, scunner, technophobia, antagonism

9

verb

Meaning 9

have or feel a dislike or distaste for

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I really dislike this salesman

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: like

Narrower terms: resent, hate, detest

History

Etymology

From dis- + like.

Across languages

Translations

120 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: антипа́тия (antipátija) — feeling of distaste
  • Bulgarian: неприя́зън (neprijázǎn) — feeling of distaste
  • Catalan: aversió — feeling of distaste
  • Catalan: disgust — feeling of distaste
  • Catalan: antipatia — feeling of distaste
  • Chinese Mandarin: 煩惡 /烦恶 (fánwù) — feeling of distaste
  • Chinese Mandarin: 厭惡 /厌恶 (yànwù) — feeling of distaste
  • Chinese Mandarin: 嫌惡 /嫌恶 (xiánwù) — feeling of distaste
  • Esperanto: malŝato — feeling of distaste
  • Finnish: inho — feeling of distaste
  • Finnish: vastenmielisyys — feeling of distaste
  • French: antipathie — feeling of distaste
  • German: Unbehagen — feeling of distaste
  • Greek: αντιπάθεια (antipátheia) — feeling of distaste
  • Hindi: नफ़रत (nafrat) — feeling of distaste
  • Hungarian: ellenszenv — feeling of distaste
  • Hungarian: idegenkedés — feeling of distaste
  • Hungarian: ellenérzés — feeling of distaste
  • Hungarian: nemtetszés — feeling of distaste
  • Irish: snamh — feeling of distaste
  • Irish: antoil — feeling of distaste
  • Italian: antipatia — feeling of distaste
  • Italian: avversione — feeling of distaste
  • Japanese: 厭悪 (en'o) — feeling of distaste
  • Japanese: 嫌悪 (ken'o) — feeling of distaste
  • Korean: 염오 (yeomo) — feeling of distaste
  • Korean: 혐오 (hyeomo) — feeling of distaste
  • Malayalam: അനിഷ്ടം (aniṣṭaṁ) — feeling of distaste
  • Malayalam: ഇഷ്ടക്കേട് (iṣṭakkēṭŭ) — feeling of distaste
  • Portuguese: antipatia — feeling of distaste
  • Portuguese: aversão — feeling of distaste
  • Romanian: aversiune — feeling of distaste
  • Romanian: antipatie — feeling of distaste
  • Russian: неприя́знь (neprijáznʹ) — feeling of distaste
  • Russian: нелюбо́вь (neljubóvʹ) — feeling of distaste
  • Russian: антипа́тия (antipátija) — feeling of distaste
  • Sanskrit: द्वेषस् (dveṣas) — feeling of distaste
  • Sicilian: malusangu — feeling of distaste
  • Spanish: aversión — feeling of distaste
  • Spanish: disgusto — feeling of distaste
  • Spanish: antipatía — feeling of distaste
  • Spanish: ojeriza — feeling of distaste
  • Spanish: manía — feeling of distaste
  • Ukrainian: неприя́знь (nepryjáznʹ) — feeling of distaste
  • Ukrainian: антипа́тія (antypátija) — feeling of distaste
  • Belarusian: дысла́йк (dyslájk) — Internet interaction
  • Belarusian: дызла́йк (dyzlájk) — Internet interaction
  • Catalan: no m'agrada — Internet interaction
  • Japanese: ヤダネ! (yada ne!) — Internet interaction
  • Japanese: やだね! (yada ne!) — Internet interaction
  • Korean: 싫어요 (sireoyo) — Internet interaction
  • Portuguese: descurtida — Internet interaction
  • Portuguese: dislike — Internet interaction
  • Russian: дисла́йк (dislájk) — Internet interaction
  • Russian: дизла́йк (dizlájk) — Internet interaction
  • Spanish: me disgusta — Internet interaction
  • Spanish: no me gusta — Internet interaction
  • Ukrainian: дисла́йк (dyslájk) — Internet interaction
  • Ukrainian: дизла́йк (dyzlájk) — Internet interaction
  • Arabic: كَرِهَ (kariha) — not to like something
  • Bulgarian: не харе́свам (ne harésvam) — not to like something
  • Catalan: desagradar — not to like something
  • Catalan: no agradar — not to like something
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不喜愛 /不喜爱 (bù xǐ'ài) — not to like something
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不喜歡 /不喜欢 (bù xǐhuan) — not to like something
  • Chinese Mandarin: 嫌 (xián) — not to like something
  • Chinese Mandarin: 討厭 /讨厌 (tǎoyàn) — not to like something
  • Chinese Mandarin: 憝 (duì) — not to like something
  • Chinese Mandarin: 反感 (fǎngǎn) — not to like something
  • Czech: nemít rád — not to like something
  • Dutch: een hekel hebben aan — not to like something
  • Dutch: het land hebben aan — not to like something
  • Esperanto: malŝati — not to like something
  • Esperanto: malami — not to like something
  • Finnish: ei pitää (jostakin) — not to like something
  • French: ne pas aimer — not to like something
  • German: ablehnen — not to like something
  • Greek: αντιπαθώ (antipathó) — not to like something
  • Hindi: नापसंद करना (nāpsand karnā) — not to like something
  • Hungarian: nem szeret — not to like something
  • Hungarian: idegenkedik — not to like something
  • Italian: non piacersi — not to like something
  • Japanese: 嫌う (kirau) — not to like something
  • Japanese: 厭う (itou) — not to like something
  • Japanese: 嫌い (kirai) — not to like something
  • Korean: 싫어하다 (sireohada) — not to like something
  • Korean: 미워하다 (miwohada) — not to like something
  • Latin: odi — not to like something
  • Latin: odio — not to like something
  • Māori: huru — not to like something
  • Māori: hoto — not to like something
  • Māori: wainamu — not to like something
  • Māori: kiripiro — not to like something
  • Norwegian: mislike — not to like something
  • Oromo: jibbuu — not to like something
  • Polish: nie lubić — not to like something
  • Portuguese: não gostar de — not to like something
  • Portuguese: desgostar de — not to like something
  • Romanian: displăcea — not to like something
  • Romanian: nu-i plăcea — not to like something
  • Romanian: dezagrea — not to like something
  • Russian: не люби́ть (ne ljubítʹ) — not to like something
  • Russian: невзлюби́ть (nevzljubítʹ) — not to like something
  • Spanish: desagradar — not to like something
  • Spanish: disgustar — not to like something
  • Spanish: no gustar — not to like something
  • Spanish: tener aversión — not to like something
  • Spanish: caer mal — not to like something
  • Spanish: caer gordo — not to like something
  • Spanish: caer pesado — not to like something
  • Swedish: ogilla — not to like something
  • Telugu: అయిష్టత (ayiṣṭata) — not to like something
  • Telugu: అయిష్టము (ayiṣṭamu) — not to like something
  • Thai: ไม่ชอบ — not to like something
  • Thai: เขม่น (kà-mèn) — not to like something
  • Unami: shinki — not to like something
  • Urdu: ناپسند کرنا (nāpsand karnā) — not to like something
  • Vietnamese: không ưa — not to like something
  • Vietnamese: không thích — not to like something
  • Vietnamese: ghét — not to like something
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