I. dəs, (ˈ)dis+ transitive verb
Etymology: dis- (I) + like (v.)
1. archaic : to awaken dislike in : displease
2. : to regard with dislike : feel aversion for : disapprove
the two … disliked each other by instinct — Henry Adams
3. obsolete : to show aversion to
II. noun
1. : a feeling of positive aversion (as to something unpleasant, uncongenial, or offensive) : disapprobation , repugnance , displeasure , disfavor
our determined dislike of hard work
2. obsolete : discord , dissension
Synonyms:
dislike , distaste , aversion , and disfavor agree in designating a state of mind or feeling marked by an inner shunning or avoiding of something or a finding of it unpleasant or positively repugnant. dislike may, on the one hand, imply the mere finding of something unpleasant or, on the other, a reacting to it with detestation
known … for his dislike of large social functions — Current Biography
an aristocratic disdain and dislike of the bourgeoisie, whose virtues and shortcomings are alike displeasing to both the upper and the lower classes — W.R.Inge
concerning phobias, care should be exercised in differentiating between mere aversion and dislike and morbid unreasonable fear or dread — H.G.Armstrong
I don't mean dislike, or find distasteful, or have an aversion for; I mean hate — Hamilton Basso
distaste stresses a squeamishness or repugnance
viewing liquor and tobacco with distaste — John Lawler
a disdain amounting at times to a violent physical distaste for practically every human component of their lives — Florence Bullock
the individual's distaste for his occupation — H.G.Armstrong
aversion is stronger, stressing avoidance or a desire to evade or escape
they stared at each other with instinctive repudiation, aversion almost — Margery Sharp
the natural human aversion to cold, noise, vibration, high places, rapid ascents and descents, and the unfriendly and lonesome environment at high altitude — H.G.Armstrong
disfavor is the weakest of these four nouns, usually suggesting no feeling stronger than disapproval though sometimes it may imply contempt or disdain as motives
to look with disfavor upon frivolous conduct in public
his father's disfavor prevented his asking for an allowance until more amicable relations should be established
III. adjective
Etymology: dis- (I) + like (adjective)
obsolete : unlike