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to suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion. Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike. Pope.

not attentive to consequence; improper. -- Im*pru"dent*ly, adv. Her majesty took a great dislike at the imprudent behavior of many of the ministers and readers. Strype.

A liking; a preference; inclination; -- usually in pl.; as, we all have likes and dislikes.

Hateful; odious; disliked. [Obs.] Chaucer.

To dislike greatly; to abhor; to hate. The secret which I loathe. Waller. She loathes the vital sir. Dryden.

To dislike. [Obs.]

Hatred of, or dislike to, mankind; -- opposed to philanthropy. Orrery.

To dislike; to disapprove of; to have aversion to; as, to mislike a man. Who may like or mislike what he says. I. Taylor.

One who dislikes.

Dislike; aversion.

Extraordinary in a way to excite wonder, dislike, apprehension, etc.; -- said of size, appearance, color, sound, etc.; as, a monstrous height; a monstrous ox; a monstrous story.

Hatred; dislike; as, his conduct brought him into odium, or, brought odium upon him.

To cause dislike, anger, or vexation; to displease. I shall offend, either to detain or give it. Shak. To offend against, to do an injury or wrong to; to commit an offense against. "We have offended against the Lord already." 2 Chron. xxviii. 13.

In a partial manner; with undue bias of mind; with unjust favor or dislike; as, to judge partially. Shak.

Pshaw! pish! nonsense! -- an expression of scorn, dislike, or contempt.

Pish! pooch! -- an exclamation used as an expression of contempt, disdain, dislike, etc. [Written also psha.]

Ground of objection, dislike, difference, or hostility; cause of dispute or contest; occasion of altercation. Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him. Mark vi. 19. No man hath any quarrel to me. Shak. He thought he had a good quarrel to attack him. Holinshed.

To consider and treat; to have a certain feeling toward; as, to regard one with favor or dislike. His associates seem to have regarded him with kindness. Macaulay.

Dislike; aversion. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

To disapprove with detestation or marks of extreme dislike; to condemn as unworthy; to disallow; to reject. Such an answer as this is reprobated and disallowed of in law; I do not believe it, unless the deed appears. Ayliffe. Every scheme, every person, recommended by one of them, was reprobated by the other. Macaulay.…