mislike
To disapprove of or dislikeTo disapprove of or dislike (someone or something); to have an aversion to.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To disapprove of or dislike (someone or something); to have an aversion to.
(archaic, transitive)To displease or offend (someone).
(archaic, intransitive)To displease or offend.
(intransitive, obsolete)To disapprove; also, to be displeased or unhappy.
(intransitive, obsolete)To become sickly or weak due to poor health; to waste away.
Origin
From Middle English misliken (“to displease, offend; to disturb mentally, peturb; to disliFrom 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.
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Forms
mislikes, misliking, misliked, mislikedWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle