different between alienation vs dislike

English

Etymology

From Middle English alienacioun, from Old French alienacion, from Latin ali?n?ti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?e?li.??ne???n]
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

alienation (usually uncountable, plural alienations)

1. The act of alienating.
2. The state of being alienated.

   Synonym: estrangement
3. Emotional isolation or dissociation.
4. (theater) Verfremdungseffekt.
5. (property law) The transfer of property to another person.

Translations

Further reading

• "alienation" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 33.
• alienation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• alienation (property law) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• social alienation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• alineation

Middle English

Noun

alienation

1. Alternative form of alienacioun

English

Etymology

From dis- +? like.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?s?la?k/, /?d?sla?k/
• Rhymes: -a?k

Noun

dislike (plural dislikes)

1. An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.
2. (usually in the plural) Something that a person dislikes (has or feels aversion to).

   Tell me your likes and dislikes.

3. (Internet) An individual vote showing disapproval of, or lack of support for, something posted on the Internet.

Translations

Verb

dislike (third-person singular simple present dislikes, present participle disliking, simple past and past participle disliked)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To displease; to offend. (In third-person only.) [16th-19th c.]
2. (transitive) To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like. [from 16th c.]
3. (Internet) To leave a vote to show disapproval of, or lack of support for, something posted on the Internet.

Usage notes

• This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs
• This is generally a stative verb that rarely takes the continuous inflection. See Category:English stative verbs

Synonyms

• mislike
• hate
• disrecommend

Antonyms

• like

Translations

See also

• abhor
• despise
• detest
• hate
• loathe