Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mislike

/ˌmɪsˈlaɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mis-like
IPA
/ˌmɪsˈlaɪk/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To disapprove of or dislike (someone or something); to have an aversion to.

Transitive verb

verb

To displease or offend (someone).

Archaic; Transitive verb

verb

To displease or offend.

Archaic; Intransitive verb

verb

To disapprove; also, to be displeased or unhappy.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

verb

To become sickly or weak due to poor health; to waste away.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

noun

Aversion or distaste for something; dislike; (countable, archaic) an instance of this.

Archaic; Uncountable

noun

Lack of comfort; discomfort; also, difficulty; trouble; or sadness; unhappiness.

Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

The characteristic or state of incapacity, physical distress, or weakness due to poor health; sickliness; (countable) an instance of this.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English misliken (“to displease, offend; to disturb mentally, peturb; to dislike, find distasteful; to be unpleasant; to be displeased, dissatisfied, or unhappy; to feel sorry for (someone’s misfortune); of fruit or a tree: to fail to flourish”) [and other forms], from Old English mislīcian (“to displease; to disquiet”), from mis- (prefix meaning ‘bad; badly; wrong; wrongly’, or indicating a failure or lack) + līcian (“to like; to appeal to, please”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (“like, similar; even, level”)). The English word is analysable as mis- + like. Cognates * Middle Dutch mislīken * Middle Low German mislīken * Old High German misselīchēn (“to displease”) (Middle High German misselīchen) * Old Norse mislíka (Icelandic mislíka (“to dislike”)) * Old Swedish mislika (modern Swedish misslika)

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Prefix: mis
  • Root: *meyth₂-, misliken, mislīcian, *leyg-, mislike, līcian

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmɪsˈlaɪk/
  • British English: /(ˌ)mɪsˈlaɪk/

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Questions

How do you pronounce mislike?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɪsˈlaɪk/.
What does mislike mean?
To disapprove of or dislike (someone or something); to have an aversion to.
Where does mislike come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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