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Reject vs Dislike - What's the difference?

reject | dislike |

In lang=en terms the difference between reject and dislike

is that reject is to refuse to accept while dislike is to have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like.

As verbs the difference between reject and dislike

is that reject is to refuse to accept while dislike is (obsolete|transitive) to displease; to offend (in third-person only).

As nouns the difference between reject and dislike

is that reject is something that is rejected while dislike is an attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.

reject

English

(wikipedia reject)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To refuse to accept.
  • *
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  • (basketball) To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court.
  • Synonyms

    * (refuse to accept) decline, refuse, turn down, repudiate, disown, abnegate, abjure, deny

    Antonyms

    * (refuse to accept) accept, take up

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that is rejected.
  • An unpopular person.
  • Synonyms

    * (something that is rejected) castaway * (an unpopular person) outcast, castaway, alien

    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