- dislike
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 feeling of not liking sb/sthADJECTIVE▪ deep, extreme, great, intense, real, strong, violent, visceral▪
Several committee members expressed their intense dislike of the chairman.
▪ growing▪ general▪Consumers show a general dislike for genetically modified food products.
▪ obvious▪ immediate, instant▪ instinctive▪ active▪She threw him a look of active dislike.
▪ personal▪ mutual▪In spite of their mutual dislike and hostility, they often worked together.
VERB + DISLIKE▪ feel, harbour/harbor (esp. BrE), have▪She felt dislike rather than sympathy as he told his story.
▪My father has a great dislike of long hair on boys.
▪ express, show▪ develop▪Her husband developed a strong dislike for the dog.
PREPOSITION▪ with dislike▪Sonia stared at me with dislike and distrust.
▪ dislike for▪She had a deep dislike for Robert's wife.
▪ dislike of▪their dislike of central government
PHRASES▪ a feeling of dislike, a look of dislike▪ take a dislike to sb▪I took an instant dislike to my new colleague.
2 sth you do not likePHRASES▪ sb's likes and dislikes▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}I've told you all my likes and dislikes.
verbADVERB▪ cordially, greatly, heartily, intensely, really, strongly▪She disliked her boss intensely.
▪ particularly▪ simply▪He simply disliked working with committees and avoided it whenever possible.
▪ instinctively▪ actively▪There are very few foods that I actively dislike.
PHRASES▪ be generally disliked, be universally disliked, be widely disliked▪The new teacher was universally disliked.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
