different between disapprobation vs dislike

English

Etymology

dis- +? approbation

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d?s?æp???be???n/

Noun

disapprobation (countable and uncountable, plural disapprobations)

1. An act or expression of condemnation or disapproval, especially on moral grounds.
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Book 13, Chapter 6,^[1]

     Though a gentle sigh, which stole from the bosom of Nancy, seemed to argue some secret disapprobation of these sentiments, she did not dare openly to oppose them.

   • 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 22,^[2]

     Elizabeth would wonder, and probably would blame her; and though her resolution was not to be shaken, her feelings must be hurt by such disapprobation.

   • 1859, John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, Chapter IV,^[3]

     And not only these acts, but the dispositions which lead to them, are properly immoral, and fit subjects of disapprobation which may rise to abhorrence.

   • 1921, D. H. Lawrence, Sea and Sardinia, Chapter I,^[4]

     No one seems to think so, however. Yet they view my arrival with a knapsack on my back with cold disapprobation, as unseemly as if I had arrived riding on a pig. I ought to be in a carriage, and the knapsack ought to be a new suitcase.

Antonyms

• approbation

Related terms

• disapproval
• disapprove

Translations

Further reading

• disapprobation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• disapprobation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• disapprobation at OneLook Dictionary Search

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