as in dislikes
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 hates
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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Another 24% of participants cited poor leadership, dishonesty and personal dislikes as their reason for disapproving.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026 -
Single-family residential led with 134 likes and 38 dislikes.—
Thomas White,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Lawson clearly hates the Empire as much as Maul and doesn't want to attract their attention, and there are some interesting parallels between the pair.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Wagler is competitive and hates to lose, too.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Disrelishes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrelishes. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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