dislike
/dɪsˈlʌɪk/
US pronunciation
American sound/dɪsˈlʌɪk/
dɪsˈlʌɪk
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
dɪs - ˈlʌɪk -> dislike
Myanmar meaning
(v) မနှစ်သက်။ မကြိုက်။ မုန်းသည်။ သဘောမကျ ဖြစ်သည်။ (n) မကြိုက်သောအရာ။ မနှစ်သက်သောအရာ။
Full entry
မနှစ်သက်။ မကြိုက်။ မုန်းသည်။ သဘောမကျ ဖြစ်သည်။
I like cats but dislike dogs. ❍ a policy greatly disliked by the health organizations ❍ My mother dislikes seeing me with you. ❍ Much as I dislike you whistling (ie Though I do not like it at all), I have to admit you do it very well.
n (က) [U, sing] ~ (of/for sb/sth)
မနှစ်သက်မှု။ မုန်းတီးမှု။
I have a strong/hearty dislike of modern music. ❍ I took a strong/an instant dislike to him as soon as I met him.
(ခ) [C usu pl ] မကြိုက်သောအရာ။ မနှစ်သက်သောအရာ။
He soon got to know her likes and dislikes.
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Synonyms
have an aversion to, find objectionable, hate, abhor, detest, loathe, abhorrence, abominate, animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathize, antipathy, aversion, avoid, be allergic to, be averse to, be turned off to, bear malice toward, bete noir, condemn, contemn, deplore, deprecation, despise, detestation, disapprobation, disapproval, disapprove, disesteem, disfavor, disgust, disinclination, displeasure, disrelish, dissatisfaction, distaste, enmity, eschew, execrate, frown on, grossed out on, hatred, have hard feelings, have no stomach for, have no taste for, hostility, indisposition, loathing, look down on, lose interest in, make faces at, mind, not appreciate, not care for, not endure, not feel like, not take kindly to, object to, objection, offense, opposition, pet hate, prejudice, regret, repugnance, resent, scorn, shudder at, shun
Antonyms
admiration, admire, adore, aper, approval, approve, bats in the belfry, be happy, beyond all reason, beyond reason, cherish, crazy, derisory, desire, esteem, face, fondness, friendship, good will, happiness, ill-conceived, kindness, like, liking, love, loving, mad as a March hare, mad as a hatter, meet, nutty as fruitcake, of unsound mind, out of all reason, out of one's tree, out to lunch, pleasure, potty, regard, respect, round the bend, satisfaction, schizo, screw loose, sympathy, unglued
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