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Despised vs Dislike - What's the difference?

despised | dislike |

As verbs the difference between despised and dislike

is that despised is (despise) while dislike is (obsolete|transitive) to displease; to offend (in third-person only).

As an adjective despised

is hated; viewed with scorn.

As a noun dislike is

an attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.

despised

English

Verb

(head)
  • (despise)
    • The little boy loved peas but despised spinach.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Hated; viewed with scorn.
    • The dictator's cruelty made him the most despised person in the region.

    Anagrams

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    dislike

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.

    • Verb

    (dislik)
  • (obsolete) To displease; to offend. (In third-person only.)
  • *, II.12:
    • customes and conceipts differing from mine, doe not so much dislike .
  • To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like.

    • Usage notes

    * This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) . See

    Antonyms

    * like

    See also

    * abhor * despise * detest * hate * loathe