dislike
/dɪsˈlaɪk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An individual vote showing disapproval of, or lack of support for, something posted on the Internet.
verb
To leave a vote to show disapproval of, or lack of support for, something posted on the Internet.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Tell me your likes and dislikes."
- "customes and conceipts differing from mine, doe not so much dislike [translating desplaisent] me, as instruct me[…]."
- "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."
- "Rebecca Black's "Friday" video has gained notoriety for being one of the most disliked videos in YouTube history."
Etymology
From dis- + like.
Word Breakdown
Usage
Inflected Forms
dislikes (plural)
dislikes (present, singular)
disliking (participle, present)
disliked (participle, past)
disliked (past)
no-table-tags (table tags)
glossary (inflection template)
disliked (first person, past)
dislikest (archaic, present)
disliked (past, second person)
dislikedst (archaic, past)
disliketh (archaic, present)