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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Some players tacitly admitted their dislike for playing in a minor league stadium.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025 -
The economist shifted to a critique of modern dislike of immigration in S-curve economies.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Some hate can't be negotiated out.—
Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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The reasons for loving Adams in Leeds white were the same reasons for hating him while playing for the opposition.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Raised under Augusta’s religious terror and hatred for women, Ed tries to hide his penchant for ladies’ underwear and masturbation to no avail.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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Not as a land of fear, not as a divisiveness, not of government censorship, not of hatred.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Then there’s Vince Panaro, the main character of the season and weasel of all weasels, a man whose mere mention triggers noses wrinkling in distaste.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
27 Sep. 2025
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Or the public’s general distaste for being confronted with tetchy societal issues will still prevail; doom-scrolling should be done on one’s phone at home, not out in the world among other people.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Disrelish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrelish. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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