Dislike Meaning
/dɪsˈlaɪk/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.
nounSomething that a person dislikes (has or feels aversion to).
Sentence Examples
A majority of students dislike history.
In general, young people dislike formality.
He did not try to hide his dislike of his boss.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Her strong ____ for spicy food made her avoid the Thai restaurant.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A majority of students ____ history.
Word Origin & History
From dis- + like.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"In deference to Queen Victoria's dislike of high speed, the specials were allowed about 75 min. for the journey on the Deeside line, but after her death, they were slightly accelerated."
— 1957 February 26, H. A. Vallance, “The Deeside Railway—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 96:
"customes and conceipts differing from mine, doe not so much dislike [translating desplaisent] me, as instruct me[…]."
— 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
"In the thick of the railway controversies of his day, Francis naturally had his prejudices. It seems that he cordially disliked the aristocracy in general."
— 1951 December, Michael Robbins, “John Francis's "History of the English Railway"”, in Railway Magazine, page 800:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Her strong ____ for spicy food made her avoid the Thai restaurant.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A majority of students ____ history.