different between dislike vs contrariety
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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contrariety
English
Alternative forms
- contrarietie (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle French contrariété, from Late Latin contrarietas, from contrarius, from contra (“against”). Compare contrary.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /k?nt???????ti/
Noun
contrariety (countable and uncountable, plural contrarieties)
- Opposition or contrariness; cross-purposes, marked contrast.
- 1759, Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, Penguin 2003, p.61:
- This contrariety of humours betwixt my father and my uncle, was the source of many a fraternal squabble.
- 2011, Tim Blanning, "The reinvention of the night", Times Literary Supplement, 21 Sep.:
- At the heart of his argument is the contrariety between day and night, light and dark.
- 1759, Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, Penguin 2003, p.61:
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