Tra từ dislike - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

1 feeling that you do not like sb/sth
2 describing the person or thing that you do not like
3 showing or saying that you do not like sb/sth
see also LIKE

1 feeling that you do not like sb/sth
- to think that sb/sth is unpleasant: not like sb/sth, dislike sb/sth, not care for sb/sth; noun (singular): dislike (of/for sb/sth)
What is it about him that you dislike? ◎ I don't really care for football. ◎ She developed an intense dislike for her colleague.
- to decide that you dislike sb/sth: take* a dislike to sb/sth
I don't know why, but he took a dislike to me from the start.
- to dislike sb/sth very strongly: hate sb/sth, loathe sb/sth
I hate it when you go away. ◎ She loathes maths.
- if you find sb/sth very unpleasant, you can't stand sb/sth, can't bear sb/sth
I can't stand violence. ◎ I couldn't bear it if you went away.
- the feeling that you have if you dislike sb/sth very strongly: hatred (of/for sb/sth) (noun U/C), hate (noun U)
It's sad that there is so much hatred between people in the world. ◎ an intense hatred of injustice ◎ love and hate
- a feeling of disliking sth so much that it makes you feel ill: disgust (at sth) (noun U); if you have this feeling, you are disgusted (by sth)
She felt a sense of disgust at so much cruelty. ◎ I was disgusted by the amount of waste.
- a strong feeling of dislike towards sb/sth that is not based on reason or experience: prejudice (against sb/sth) (noun C/U); having or showing prejudice: prejudiced (against sb/sth)
racial prejudice ◎ He seems to be strongly prejudiced against modern teaching methods.
- to think that sb/sth has no good qualities: despise sb/sth
I despise him for his laziness.
- the feeling that you have if you despise sb: contempt (for sb) (noun U); adjective: contemptuous (adverb contemptuously)
I feel nothing but contempt for people who steal. ◎ She looked at me contemptuously. 'How could you do that?' she said.
- to dislike sb/sth because you think that you are better than them: look down on sb
I have a feeling he looks down on me because I come from a poor family.
- to dislike sth because you think it is not good enough for you: (informal) turn your nose up at sth
We shouldn't turn our noses up at their offer - it's better than nothing.
- to feel that sb/sth is not acceptable or satisfactory: disapprove (of sb/sth); noun (U): disapproval; adjective disapproving (adverb disapprovingly)
My grandmother disapproves of women wearing short skirts. ◎ I saw the look of disapproval on her face.
- to dislike or be against sb/sth: object to sb/sth; noun: objection
I strongly object to having to listen to that sort of bad language. ◎ Do you have any objections to the plan?
- to feel annoyed, unhappy or uncomfortable because of sb/sth: mind sb/sth
Would you mind if I opened the window? ◎ I don't mind staying at home to look after the children.
- to start disliking sb/sth, or to lose interest in sb/sth: go* off sb/sth
'I thought you were going to start learning Greek.' 'I was, but I've gone off the idea now.' ◎ I've gone off him since I heard what he did to Sophie.
- to cause sb to dislike sth: put* sb off sth/doing sth
Falling off her horse has put her off riding.

2 describing the person or thing that you do not like
- a person or thing that you dislike is bad, nasty, unpleasant
a bad day at the office ◎ a nasty remark/sight/taste ◎ an unpleasant experience
- unpleasant to look at or listen to: ugly, unattractive; very ugly: hideous
an ugly building/town/person ◎ an unattractive child ◎ The view has been ruined by some hideous new buildings.
※ more on being bad or unpleasant BAD
- attractive and unattractive BEAUTIFUL/ATTRACTIVE
- liked by very few people: unpopular; noun (U): unpopularity
Your decision to change the timetable is unpopular with the students. ◎ an unpopular politician

3 showing or saying that you do not like sb/sth
- to show or say that you do not like or agree with sth: protest (about/against/at sth); noun (C/U): protest; a person who makes a protest: protester
The students protested about the conditions in their classrooms. ◎ If they ask us to work extra hours again, we'll organize a protest. ◎ The miners went out on strike in protest against pit closures.
- to state that you disagree with sth: object (to sth); noun (C/U): objection; a person who makes an objection: objector
I'd like to make an objection to the decision regarding the pay rise. ◎ My parents have no objection to my going abroad to study.
※ more on protesting COMPLAIN/PROTEST
- to smile unpleasantly with one side of your mouth raised to show that you dislike sb/sth: sneer; noun: sneer; adjective: sneering
'You're not so clever now, are you?' he sneered. ◎ to make sneering remarks
- to make a sound (often when you are in a large group of people) that shows that you dislike sb/sth: boo (at) (sb/sth); the noise that people make when they boo: boo, booing (noun U)
The crowd booed as the Prime Minister got out of the car. ◎ We clapped the singers and booed the speakers.
- when people who dislike sb/sth come together in a big group to express their feeling publicly, they sometimes shout Down with sb/sth
The protesters marched towards the city centre shouting 'Down with privatization!'