mislike

mislike
verb /mɪˈslʌɪk/
a) To displease.

Mote not mislike you also to abate / Your zealous hast, till morrow next againe / Both light of heauen, and strength of men relate [...].

b) To dislike; to disapprove of; to have aversion to.

‘Much as we may mislike her talk of the late cardinal appearing to her, and devils in her bedchamber, she speaks in this way because she has been taught to ape the claims of certain nuns who went before her [...].’


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  • Mislike — Mis*like (m[i^]s*l[imac]k ), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Misliked} (m[i^]s*l[imac]kt ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Misliking}.] [AS. misl[=i]cian to displease. See {Like}, v.] To dislike; to disapprove of; to have aversion to; as, to mislike a man. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mislike — Mis*like , n. Dislike; disapprobation; aversion. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mislike — index disaffect Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • mislike — (v.) O.E. mislician to be displeasing; see MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + LIKE (Cf. like) (v.). Sense of to be displeased with is attested from 1510s. Related: Misliked; misliking …   Etymology dictionary

  • mislike — [mik līk′] vt. misliked, misliking 1. Archaic DISPLEASE 2. Now Rare to be displeased at; dislike n. Now Rare dislike; disapproval …   English World dictionary

  • mislike — transitive verb Date: before 12th century 1. archaic displease 2. dislike • mislike noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • mislike — misliker, n. /mis luyk /, v.t., misliked, misliking. Archaic. 1. to dislike. 2. to displease. [bef. 900; ME misliken, OE mislician. See MIS 1, LIKE2] * * * …   Universalium

  • mislike — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. condemn, disdain, not care for; see dislike . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To have a feeling of aversion for: dislike, disrelish. Archaic: distaste. Idiom: have no use for. See LIKE. II noun An attitude or feeling of… …   English dictionary for students

  • mislike — v. a. 536 B. v. n. O. and N. 344 …   Oldest English Words

  • mislike — verb &noun archaic dislike …   English new terms dictionary

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