1
as in disliked
to feel dislike for
as Shakespeare's Othello famously pleaded, "Mislike me not for my complexion"
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as in criticized
to hold an unfavorable opinion of
he's such a polite, friendly, and kind young man, it's hard to see how any prospective father-in-law could mislike him
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The Republican wants to open new areas of the Gulf off Florida to drilling, and has proposed sweeping rollbacks of environmental regulations disliked by industry.—
MATTHEW BROWN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
1 Apr. 2026 -
One part of the bill that is attractive to conservative activists but disliked by Democrats passes authority over some postelection audits from the secretary of state to the State Election Board.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Republicans, meanwhile, hated everything that Democrats loved about Obama and often tilted into grotesque smears.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Pahlavi is the son of Iran’s former shah, who was so widely hated that millions took to the streets in 1979 to force him from power.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Misliked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misliked. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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