as in dislike
a strong feeling of not liking or approving
she showed a clear disrelish for the task of taking on her coworker's responsibilities
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as in to dislike
to feel dislike for
I disrelish the thought of sitting through endless meetings on the matter
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Noun
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Smillie plays Bruce Milch, a veteran park ranger with an attitude (and a particular dislike for Turner).—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
17 July 2025 -
In a move that seemed a long time coming due to POTUS’ relentless dislike of Maurene Comey’s father over allegations that the Republican was a puppet of Russia president Vladimir Putin, the former Celebrity Apprentice host’s Department of Justice pink-slipped the top tier prosecutor today.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
16 July 2025
Verb
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As a door-to-door fax machine saleswoman, Sara Blakely hated wearing traditional pantyhose.—
Iain Martin,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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The local media are used to it, but out-of-town media hate the setup.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Many were subjected to many forms of hatred spawned from these misunderstandings.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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Despite his extensive progressive bona fides, Wertham’s hatred of the comics medium has forever branded him a right-wing zealot in the minds of comic fans.—
Vasilis K. Pozios,
HollywoodReporter,
18 July 2025
Noun
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Carlson and Morris also expressed a distaste for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, whom Carlson eviscerated during an interview last week when the pair discussed the conflict in the Middle East and Cruz was unable to answer general questions about Iran, such as how many people live there.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
24 June 2025
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In the four years my husband and I have been married, his distaste for the LGBTQ community has grown into a passion.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
19 June 2025
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“Disrelish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrelish. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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