HOW TO PRONOUNCE
dislike
/dɪˈslaɪk/
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What does dislike mean?
noun
- An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.
- Something that a person dislikes (has or feels aversion to).
- An individual vote showing disapproval of, or lack of support for, something posted on the Internet.
More meanings (3)
verb
- To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like.
- To leave a vote to show disapproval of, or lack of support for, something posted on the Internet.
- (obsolete) To displease; to offend. In third-person only.
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IPA pronunciation
/dɪˈslaɪk/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
In the pages of books
See this word in context.
Mr. Waite—torn between his respect for my lord and his dislike of that particular type of joke—only replied with a doubtful grunt.
“Yes, ultimately,” said Mrs. Garth, who having a special dislike to fine words on ugly occasions, could not now repress an epigram.
More book examples (3)
And yet he made few false steps and wasted little time in theories of what he ought to like and to dislike.
“You’ll never really dislike me so long as I give you the opportunity to get off a good thing now and then.”
One of her characteristic traits was a dislike to being seen, even by those nearest to her, when she was not well.