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discontent
English
Etymology
dis- +? content
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?d?sk?n?t?nt/
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
discontent (countable and uncountable, plural discontents)
- (uncountable) Dissatisfaction.
- (uncountable) A longing for better times or circumstances.
- (countable) A discontented person; a malcontent.
Related terms
- discontented
Translations
Verb
discontent (third-person singular simple present discontents, present participle discontenting, simple past and past participle discontented)
- To deprive of contentment; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy.
Adjective
discontent (comparative more discontent, superlative most discontent)
- Not content; discontented; dissatisfied.
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dislike
English
Etymology
From dis- +? like.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?s?la?k/, /?d?sla?k/
- Rhymes: -a?k
Noun
dislike (plural dislikes)
- An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.
- (usually in the plural) Something that a person dislikes (has or feels aversion to).
- Tell me your likes and dislikes.
- (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)
- (obsolete, transitive) To displease; to offend. (In third-person only.) [16th-19th c.]
- (transitive) To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like. [from 16th c.]
- (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
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