as in dislikes
a strong feeling of not liking or approving
a well-known mislike of stuffy, formal affairs
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as in hates
to feel dislike for
as Shakespeare's Othello famously pleaded, "Mislike me not for my complexion"
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as in disapproves (of)
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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Noun
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Single-family residential led with 134 likes and 38 dislikes.—
Thomas White,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026 -
Mitch Prinstein, who researches technology and brain development at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, says teens shouldn't be getting notifications or at least not as many notifications of likes, or dislikes.—
Carmel Wroth,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Only in Pamela, and everyone hates that book.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
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Not that Horan hates a creamy pint.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Mislikes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mislikes. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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