different between dislike vs abomination

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

English

Alternative forms

• abhomination (obsolete)
• abominacioun (obsolete)

Etymology

First attested around 1350. From Middle English abominacioun, from Middle French abomination (“horror, disgust”), from Late Latin ab?min?ti? (“abomination”); ab (“away from”) + ?min?r? (“prophesy, foreboding”), from ?men (“omen”). Doublet of abominatio.abominate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /??b?m.??ne?.?n?/, /??b?m.??ne?.?n?/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

abomination (countable and uncountable, plural abominations)

1. (countable) An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
2. (uncountable) The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

   Synonyms: abhorrence, aversion, detestation, disgust, loathing, loathsomeness, odiousness

3. (obsolete, uncountable) A state that excites detestation or abhorrence; pollution. [Attested from around 1350-1470 to the late 15^th century.]
4. (countable) That which is abominable, shamefully vile; an object that excites disgust and hatred; very often with religious undertones. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

   Synonym: perversion

Translations

References

• abomination in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

French

Etymology

From Late Latin abominationem

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.b?.mi.na.sj??/

Noun

abomination f (plural abominations)

1. Something vile and abominable; an abomination.
2. (chiefly religion) Revulsion, abomination, disgust.

Further reading

• “abomination” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).