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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrelish
Noun
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The maneuvering required Altman to renounce his former public dislike of Trump.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
18 July 2025 -
Like Ackman, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has made his dislike of Mamdani no secret.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
12 July 2025
Verb
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He wasn’t supposed to be on the field — a friend kept urging him to try out, but Lacayo’s father Luis, a former pro soccer player in El Salvador, hated American football.—
Noah Perkins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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In this case, don’t hate the player, hate the game.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Aug. 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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That prompted the police union to go public with its distaste for how negotiations have gone so far.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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President Trump doubled down on his distaste for the late night TV landscape with a blistering social media post Tuesday morning.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
22 July 2025
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“Disrelish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrelish. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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