dislike a slightly formal way of saying that you do not like someone or something, but not in a strong way. It is more usual to say "don't like": I have always disliked flying. ♦ Why do you dislike him so much? despise to dislike someone or something very much and have no respect for them or it: She despised any kind of gossip. ♦ He despised himself for being such a coward.
loathe to hate someone or something very much: They loathe each other. ♦ He loathed hypocrisy. ► dis • like noun [ count, noncount ]
I have a strong dislike of hospitals.
dis • lo • cate / dis ' loukeit ; ' disloukeit / verb ( dis lo . cates , dis . lo . cat ing , dis . lo cat . ed )
( health ) to put a bone out of its correct position He dislocated his shoulder.
dis • loy • al / dis ' loisl / adjective
not supporting your friends, family, country, etc. He was accused of being disloyal to the government.
—ANTONYM loyal
dis • mal / dizmsl / adjective
very bad and making you feel sad It was a wet, dismal day.
dis • may / dis ' mei / noun [ noncount ]
a strong feeling of being surprised and worried
John looked at me in dismay when I told him about the
accident.
dis • mayed / dis ' meid / adjective
I was dismayed to find that someone had stolen my bike.
dis • miss / dis mis / verb ( dis • miss es , dis • miss • ing , dis • missed )
( formal ) to make someone leave their job
He was dismissed for stealing money from the company.
—SYNONYM fire
to decide not to think about something or someone She dismissed the idea as ridiculous.
to allow someone to leave a place
The lesson finished and the teacher dismissed the class.
dis • miss • al / dis misl / noun
[ count, noncount ]
the act of making someone leave their job a case of unfair dismissal
dis • o • be • di • ent / |diss ' bidisnt / adjective
not doing what someone tells you to do a disobedient child
—ANTONYM obedient
dis • o • be • di • ence / |diss bidisns / noun [noncount]
—ANTONYM obedience
dis • o • bey / |diss ' bei / verb ( dis • o • beys , dis • o bey ing , dis • o • beyed )
to not do what someone tells you to do
She disobeyed her parents and went to the party.
—ANTONYM obey
dis • or • der / dis ' ordsr / noun
[ noncount ] a messy or confused state His finances are in complete disorder .
—ANTONYM order
[ count, noncount ] ( health ) an illness eating disorders such as anorexia
dis • or • gan • ized / dis ' orgsnaizd /
badly planned; not able to plan well The meeting was very disorganized. He's a very disorganized person.
—ANTONYM organized
dis • o • ri • ent • ed / dis ' orisntsd / adjective
confused about where you are
When I came out of the subway I felt disoriented.
dis • patch / di spretj / verb
( dis • patch • es , dis patch • ing , dis • patched )
( formal )
to send something somewhere Troops have been dispatched to the area.
dis • pen • ser / di 'spenssr / noun [ count ]
a machine or container that you can get things like money, drinks, etc. from a soap dispenser
dis • place AWL / dis ' pleis / verb (dis • plac • es , dis plac ing , dis placed )
to remove and take the place of someone or something Federer was finally displaced as the world's top tennis player.
