mislike

C2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˌmɪsˈlaɪk/ UK /ˌmɪsˈlaɪk/ See IPA manual

Freq #327557

Meanings

1

noun
an aversion to or dislike of someone or something; now archaic or dialectal

The stranger's cold stare gave her an immediate mislike of him.
2

verb
to dislike, disapprove of, or feel an aversion to someone or something; now archaic

Although she could not explain why, she began to mislike the proposed arrangement.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an aversion to or dislike... dislike aversion distaste

2 verb · to dislike, disapprove of,... dislike disapprove of resent

More disapproval

Opposites

liking fondness approval

Word family

Derived forms mislikedmislikermisliking

Related forms mislikenessdislike

Etymology

From Middle English misliken and Old English mislīcian, meaning "to displease or be displeasing." It combines mis-, conveying wrongness or failure, with līcian, "to please" or "be agreeable." The noun developed from the verb and survives chiefly in archaic and regional use.

Topics

People & Society Register & Style

External links

# mislike

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˌmɪsˈlaɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌmɪsˈlaɪk/
**Frequency rank:** 327557

## Meanings
1. an aversion to or dislike of someone or something; now archaic or dialectal
2. to dislike, disapprove of, or feel an aversion to someone or something; now archaic

## Examples
- The stranger's cold stare gave her an immediate mislike of him.
- Although she could not explain why, she began to mislike the proposed arrangement.

## Synonyms
- dislike
- aversion
- distaste
- disapproval

## Antonyms
- liking
- fondness
- approval

## Derived Forms
- misliked
- misliker
- misliking

## Related Forms
- mislikeness
- dislike

## Etymology
From Middle English misliken and Old English mislīcian, meaning "to displease or be displeasing." It combines mis-, conveying wrongness or failure, with līcian, "to please" or "be agreeable." The noun developed from the verb and survives chiefly in archaic and regional use.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Register & Style

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