1
as in disliked
to feel dislike for
as Shakespeare's Othello famously pleaded, "Mislike me not for my complexion"
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2
as in criticized
to hold an unfavorable opinion of
he's such a polite, friendly, and kind young man, it's hard to see how any prospective father-in-law could mislike him
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Almost everything that my sister disliked about the paper route was something that appealed to me.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026 -
For all the prior cinematic depictions of storming bunkers and camaraderie under fire, Pressure offers us the quiet heroism of rational restraint in the figure of James Stagg, who weathered his inner storms and bore the courage to be disliked.—
Daniel Jonah Wolpert,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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Probably the beginning of his freshman year, hated him.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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The guys who started this country, some of them hated each other with just as much venom and outrage and indignance as political players hate each other today.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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“Misliked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misliked. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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