Associations to the word «Dislike»

Wiktionary

DISLIKE, noun. An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.
DISLIKE, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To displease; to offend. (In third-person only.) [16th-19th c.]
DISLIKE, verb. (transitive) To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like. [from 16th c.]
DISLIKE, verb. (Internet) To give a negative review.

Dictionary definition

DISLIKE, noun. An inclination to withhold approval from some person or group.
DISLIKE, noun. A feeling of aversion or antipathy; "my dislike of him was instinctive".
DISLIKE, verb. Have or feel a dislike or distaste for; "I really dislike this salesman".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.