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as in disliked
to feel dislike for
as Shakespeare's Othello famously pleaded, "Mislike me not for my complexion"
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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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“Misliked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misliked. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.
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