as in dislike
a strong feeling of not liking or approving
a well-known mislike of stuffy, formal affairs
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1
as in to dislike
to feel dislike for
as Shakespeare's Othello famously pleaded, "Mislike me not for my complexion"
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2
as in to criticize
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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That led to Chiefs and Patriots fans bonding on X (formerly Twitter) about their dislike of Bills Mafia.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026 -
Shared activities like watching a common television show can help promote high relationship satisfaction by providing an opportunity to connect while exploring each other’s likes and dislikes.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Vonn tapped her toe into Act 2 and didn’t hate it.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Bias, hate and stalemate serves no one for very long.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Emily Brontë’s novel is a book that stains — its emotions seep through generations, its hatreds metastasize, its love transforms into something unholy and permanent.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Talmud teaches that Jerusalem was destroyed not only because of hatred, but because of sinat chinam, baseless hatred fueled by moral absolutism.—
Rabbi Bruce D. Forman,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Mislike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mislike. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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