Dislike vs. Unlike

Dislike vs. Unlike — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Dislike and Unlike

Dislikenoun

An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.

Unlikeadjective

Not like; dissimilar (to); having no resemblance.

The brothers are quite unlike each other.

Dislikenoun

(usually plural) Something that a person dislikes (has or feels aversion to).

Tell me your likes and dislikes.

Unlikeadjective

Unequal.

They contributed in unlike amounts.

Dislikenoun

(Internet) An individual vote showing disapproval of, or lack of support for, something posted on the Internet.

Unlikeadjective

(archaic) Not likely; improbable; unlikely.

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Dislikeverb

To displease; to offend. (In third-person only.)

Unlikepreposition

Differently from; not in a like or similar manner.

Dislikeverb

(transitive) To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like.

Unlikepreposition

In contrast with; as opposed to.

Dislikeverb

(Internet) To give a negative review.

Rebecca Black's Friday video is notorious for being one of the most disliked videos in YouTube history.

Unlikeverb

To dislike.

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Dislikenoun

an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group

Unlikeverb

(internet) To withdraw support for a particular thing, especially on social networking websites

I unliked the video link after I realized it was making fun of me.

Dislikenoun

a feeling of aversion or antipathy;

my dislike of him was instinctive

Unlikeadjective

not like; marked by dissimilarity;

for twins they are very unlikepeople are profoundly different

Dislikeverb

have or feel a dislike or distaste for;

I really dislike this salesman

Unlikeadjective

not equal in amount;

they distributed unlike (or unequal) sums to the various charities