I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
intense dislike
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He had taken an intense dislike to Robert.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
most
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Of the six tasks, ironing is most disliked: three-quarters of the sample report a negative attitude.
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What he disliked most of all was its tyranny.
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Which work have I most disliked ?
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The air of friendliness was the kind that he disliked most .
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Often the traits we can't bear in other people tend to be the ones that we dislike most about ourselves.
■ NOUN
people
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Why may some local people dislike this?
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Were they reluctant to open themselves, as the process required, to people they disliked and disagreed with?
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Why are cats attracted to people who dislike them?
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Hicks had discovered that people disliked his looking at them directly and, out of courtesy, he often refrained.
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Some people disliked this book very much.
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And most things that make people dislike Maastricht are aspects of the Community that predated it.
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Many people dislike the taste of bran and find it hard to swallow.
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Many people complained that they disliked living in villages, and particularly among ` strangers'.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
cordially dislike/loathe etc
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It was a happy day when it dawned on me that there was no actual impediment to my cordially disliking both lots.
sb's likes and dislikes
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Don't let personal likes and dislikes get in the way of the job.
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Art can be created by groups, producing output that is a synthesis of their likes and dislikes.
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As children grow older they will become more consciously aware of the likes and dislikes of those who care for them.
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Employees were asked about their likes and dislikes, about general working conditions, and about their feelings toward supervisors.
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There are only subjective likes and dislikes, and one should not speak of value at all.
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These are all factors that are essentially personal, and we are all different in our likes and dislikes.
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This column takes a look at local cooks, their culinary likes and dislikes and favorite recipes.
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This is when likes and dislikes of others are first expressed.
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We all have different likes and dislikes, different tastes in food, music, films and clothes.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Eldridge was a quiet man who disliked social occasions.
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I dislike having to get up so early in the morning.
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Muriel disliked Paul intensely.
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She now seriously disliked her former friend.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Born in Silvertown, within sound of the old boat-builders' yards, he disliked silence.
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Hicks had discovered that people disliked his looking at them directly and, out of courtesy, he often refrained.
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I forget now why we disliked each other, but stare contests were definitely the weapons of choice.
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I have got to the stage where I totally dislike them, so it is off to the opticians next week.
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I mean, that really, I really dislike that.
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She disliked the smell of his scent, but was determined to do her duty.
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When Jane arrives, Emma determines to dislike her no longer, but to admire her elegance and virtue instead.
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When Koju visited with the jeep, he noted this and he disliked them for it.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
intense
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Second, he shows an intense dislike of his new position, and a continuing desire to resign.
personal
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All his personal dislike of Mosley was reanimated.
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It was merely an expression of her own personal dislike .
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I allowed my personal dislike of the man to surface when I should have remained detached.
violent
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She was swamped by a wave of impotent anger at and violent dislike for the man whose dogged persistence bordered on persecution.
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But, you see, I had taken a violent dislike to the short man.
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Although Mr Utterson could not see his face, he felt a strong, almost violent , dislike for the stranger.
■ VERB
express
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However, Kingfisher's shareholders are known to have expressed dislike of a demerger, particularly with stock markets falling.
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Bronson liked Marcus best, and expressed a dislike for Carroll.
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He, rightly in my view, expresses his dislike for the constant advertisements.
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Simon was not reticent in expressing his dislike for the Jaguar-driving members who had previously snubbed him.
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Hernandez and Ruelas were just sounding boards for the fans to express a dislike for De La Hoya.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Churchhill was said to have a dislike for unnecessary formality.
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My intense dislike for him seemed to grow day by day.
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She could not hide her personal dislike of the man.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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An interviewer who happens to be very short may take an instant dislike to having a general manager who is much taller.
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They took an immediate dislike to one another.
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This is when likes and dislikes of others are first expressed.
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Your dislike for Maman was handed down to me, wasn't it?