dis·like
(ˌ)dis-ˈlīk 
ˈdis-ˌlīk
plural dislikes
1
: a feeling of aversion or disapproval
2
obsolete
: discord
3
: something that a person habitually does not like or enjoy
talking about his likes and dislikes
disliked; disliking; dislikes
disliker
noun
Examples of dislike in a Sentence
Noun
we have a strong dislike for olives and wouldn't eat them even if we were paid
the public's general dislike of negative campaign ads
Verb
I dislike basketball, but I enjoy baseball.
Most people dislike it when they are told what to do.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Mitch Prinstein, who researches technology and brain development at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, says teens shouldn't be getting notifications or at least not as many notifications of likes, or dislikes.
—Carmel Wroth, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
Anthropic claims it is being shut out of government contracts for disagreeing with the administration and argues the legal principles at stake affect every federal contractor whose views the government dislikes.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Noun
At the jail in the Dade County Courthouse, Zangara confessed and expounded on his dislike for heads of state.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Mitch Prinstein, who researches technology and brain development at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, says teens shouldn't be getting notifications or at least not as many notifications of likes, or dislikes.
—Carmel Wroth, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
Casar’s story touched on a subject close to Sanders’s heart, and not only because the senator dislikes it when billionaires get sweetheart deals.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
Anthropic claims it is being shut out of government contracts for disagreeing with the administration and argues the legal principles at stake affect every federal contractor whose views the government dislikes.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Dislike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dislike. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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dislike
1 of 2 noun
dis·like
(ˈ)dis-ˈlīk
: a strong feeling of not liking or approving
dislike
2 of 2 verb
: to feel dislike for
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