| dislike | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. disapproval, disfavor, disfavour, dislike | an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group. |
| ~ inclination, tendency, disposition | an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others.; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict" |
| ~ doghouse | an idiomatic term for being in disfavor.; "in the doghouse" |
| ~ reprobation | severe disapproval. |
| n. (feeling) | 2. dislike | a feeling of aversion or antipathy.; "my dislike of him was instinctive" |
| ~ feeling | the experiencing of affective and emotional states.; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" |
| ~ disinclination | that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike.; "his disinclination for modesty is well known" |
| ~ anglophobia | dislike (or fear) of Britain and British customs. |
| ~ unfriendliness | dislike experienced as an absence of friendliness. |
| ~ alienation, disaffection, estrangement | the feeling of being alienated from other people. |
| ~ antipathy, aversion, distaste | a feeling of intense dislike. |
| ~ disapproval | a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing. |
| ~ contempt, despite, disdain, scorn | lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike.; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary" |
| ~ disgust | strong feelings of dislike. |
| ~ creepy-crawlies | feelings of dislike and anxiety.; "the cave gave me the creepy-crawlies" |
| ~ scunner | a strong dislike.; "they took a scunner against the United States" |
| ~ technophobia | dislike for new technology. |
| ~ antagonism | an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility. |
| v. (emotion) | 3. dislike | have or feel a dislike or distaste for.; "I really dislike this salesman" |
| ~ disapprove | consider bad or wrong. |
| ~ resent | feel bitter or indignant about.; "She resents being paid less than her co-workers" |
| ~ detest, hate | dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards.; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians" |
| criticize | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart | find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws.; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" |
| ~ pass judgment, evaluate, judge | form a critical opinion of.; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"; "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
| ~ censure, reprimand, criminate | rebuke formally. |
| ~ savage, pillory, crucify, blast | criticize harshly or violently.; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage" |
| ~ reprove, admonish | take to task.; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior" |
| ~ bawl out, berate, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, rebuke, reproof, scold, take to task, call down, lambast, lambaste, lecture, reprimand, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, rag | censure severely or angrily.; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" |
| ~ reprehend | express strong disapproval of. |
| ~ deplore | express strong disapproval of.; "We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners" |
| ~ belabor, belabour | attack verbally with harsh criticism.; "She was belabored by her fellow students" |
| ~ come down | criticize or reprimand harshly.; "The critics came down hard on the new play" |
| ~ denounce | speak out against.; "He denounced the Nazis" |
| ~ find fault, blame, pick | harass with constant criticism.; "Don't always pick on your little brother" |
| ~ disparage, belittle, pick at | express a negative opinion of.; "She disparaged her student's efforts" |
| ~ nitpick | be overly critical; criticize minor details. |
| ~ lash out, attack, assail, assault, snipe, round | attack in speech or writing.; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" |
| ~ comment, point out, remark, notice | make or write a comment on.; "he commented the paper of his colleague" |
| ~ harsh on | criticize harshly.; "the teacher keeps harshing on the same kid" |
| v. (competition) | 2. criticise, criticize | act as a critic.; "Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either" |
| ~ act | discharge one's duties.; "She acts as the chair"; "In what capacity are you acting?" |
| denounce | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. denounce | speak out against.; "He denounced the Nazis" |
| ~ criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock | find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws.; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" |
| ~ fulminate, rail | criticize severely.; "He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies" |
| ~ condemn, decry, excoriate, objurgate, reprobate | express strong disapproval of.; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated" |
| v. (social) | 2. brand, denounce, mark, stigmatise, stigmatize | to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful.; "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock" |
| ~ label | assign a label to; designate with a label.; "These students were labelled `learning disabled'" |
| v. (communication) | 3. denounce | announce the termination of, as of treaties. |
| ~ announce, denote | make known; make an announcement.; "She denoted her feelings clearly" |
| v. (communication) | 4. betray, denounce, give away, grass, rat, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell on | give away information about somebody.; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| ~ sell out | give information that compromises others. |
| rebuke | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval | an act or expression of criticism and censure.; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face" |
| ~ riot act | a vigorous reprimand.; "I read him the riot act" |
| ~ criticism, unfavorable judgment | disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings.; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent" |
| ~ chiding, objurgation, scolding, tongue-lashing | rebuking a person harshly. |
| ~ what for | a strong reprimand. |
| ~ bawling out, castigation, chewing out, dressing down, upbraiding, earful, going-over | a severe scolding. |
| ~ berating, blowing up | a severe rebuke.; "he deserved the berating that the coach gave him" |
| ~ reproach | a mild rebuke or criticism.; "words of reproach" |
| ~ talking to, lecture, speech | a lengthy rebuke.; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" |
| ~ chastening, chastisement, correction | a rebuke for making a mistake. |
| ~ admonishment, monition, admonition | a firm rebuke. |
| v. (communication) | 2. bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, take to task, trounce | censure severely or angrily.; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" |
| ~ castigate, chasten, chastise, objurgate, correct | censure severely.; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" |
| ~ brush down, tell off | reprimand.; "She told the misbehaving student off" |
| ~ criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock | find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws.; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" |
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