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Dislike vs Hate - What's the difference?

dislike | hate |

Hate is a antonym of dislike.



In transitive terms the difference between dislike and hate

is that dislike is to have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like while hate is to dislike intensely or greatly.

As nouns the difference between dislike and hate

is that dislike is an attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion while hate is an object of hatred.

As verbs the difference between dislike and hate

is that dislike is to displease; to offend. (In third-person only. while hate is to dislike intensely or greatly.

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

    hate

    English

    Noun

  • An object of hatred.
  • One of my pet hates is traffic wardens.
  • Hatred.
  • He gave me a look filled with pure hate .
  • (Internet, colloquial) Negative feedback, abusive behaviour.
  • There was a lot of hate in the comments on my vlog about Justin Bieber from his fans.

    Verb

    (hat)
  • To dislike intensely or greatly.
  • I hate men who take advantage of women.
  • (slang) To dislike intensely due to envy.
  • Don't be hating my weave, girl, you're just jealous!

    Synonyms

    * abhor * despise * detest * loathe * See also

    Antonyms

    * love

    Alternative forms

    *

    Noun

  • liver (organ of the body)
  • References

    * Van den Berg, Rene (1991). "Preliminary Notes on the Cia-Cia Language," in Excursies in Celebes , pp. 305-324. ----