TKG English Learner's Dictionary

dislike

dislikeverb

American /dɪs.ˈlaɪk/ British /dɪs.ˈlaɪk/ The stress is usually on the second part: dis-LIKE.
third-person singular dislikes past tense disliked past participle disliked present participle disliking
very commondefining vocabulary

  1. feel that someone or something is unpleasant or not good

    transitive [T] verb + object [V + obj] verb + -ing form [V + -ing] not used in continuous tenses [no continuous]

    Collocations

    adverb + verb strongly dislike, really dislike, generally dislike
    phrase be widely disliked

    Antonyms like; enjoy

    Compare hate (hate is much stronger)

Word family

  • dislike

Usage

In everyday speech people usually say don't like (I don't like coffee). Dislike is a little more formal and more common in writing.

Common mistakes

I dislike to wait. I dislike waiting.
Dislike is followed by an -ing form, not a to-infinitive.
I am disliking this movie. I dislike this movie.
Dislike is not usually used in continuous tenses.

For translators

Grammar trap dislike is followed by a noun or an -ing form (I dislike waiting), not a to-infinitive, and is not used in continuous tenses.