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Perplexed vs Dislike - What's the difference?

perplexed | dislike |

As verbs the difference between perplexed and dislike

is that perplexed is past tense of perplex while dislike is to displease; to offend. (In third-person only..

As an adjective perplexed

is confused or puzzled.

As a noun dislike is

an attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.

perplexed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Confused or puzzled.
  • Bewildered.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (perplex)

    • 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