mislike

mɪsˈlaɪk

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Definition of mislike - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

emotion

Rare

dislike or aversion

Rare

She had a mislike for loud noises.

antipathy

aversion

dislike

discomfort

Rare

lack of comfort or ease

Rare

The mislike of the situation was evident.

discomfort

displeasure

unease

Verb

tr.

attitudes

Rare

have a negative feeling toward someone or something, often with disapproval

Rare

I mislike the way he talks to the staff.

estrogen therapy

hormone therapy

HRT

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Origin of mislike

Old English, mis (wrongly) + lician (to like)

Examples of mislike in a sentence

There was a mislike between the two families.
His mislike was apparent in his frown.
There was a general mislike among the attendees.
They secretly mislike each other despite working together.
I mislike being rushed into important decisions.

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French:aversion, ne pas apprécier, ...
German:Abneigung, missbilligen, ...
Italian:disgusto, non gradire, ...
Spanish:aversión, desagradar, ...
Portuguese:aversão, desgostar, ...
Chinese:厌恶, 不喜欢, ...
Japanese:嫌悪感, 好まない, ...
Arabic:نُفور, كَرِهَ, ...
Hebrew:סְלִידָה, לֹא לֶאֱהֹב, ...
Russian:неприязнь, не любить, ...
Ukrainian:нелюбов, не подобатися, ...
Hindi:अरुचि, नापसंद करना, ...
Bengali:অপছন্দ, পছন্দ না করা, ...
Catalan:desgrat, desagradar, ...
Czech:nechuť, nemít rád, ...
Danish:modvilje, misbillige, ...
Dutch:afkeer, mislijken, ...
Greek:αντιπάθεια, αντιπαθώ, ...
Hungarian:ellenszenv, nem kedvelni, ...
Khmer:ការមិនចូលចិត្ត, មិនពេញចិត្ត, ...
Korean:혐오감, 못마땅해하다, ...
Persian:بیزاری, بدش آمد, ...
Polish:niechęć, nie lubić, ...
Portuguese (BR):aversão, não gostar de, ...
Romanian:neplăcere, a nu agrea, ...
Swedish:ogillande, ogilla, ...
Thai:ความไม่ชอบ, ไม่ชอบ, ...
Turkish:hoşlanmama, hoşlanmamak, ...
Vietnamese:sự không thích, không thích, ...

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