mislike
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With young men and maidens, too, the parson hath his problems: for if from them he hold aloof, they mislike him much.
From Time Magazine Archive
Rats mislike loud noises, as many a laboratory worker knows.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had a ’ard, cold look and red eyes, and I took a sort of mislike to him, for it seemed as if it was ’im as they was hirritated at.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
"I mislike the tone of your voice, my lo—Imp. I am the Lord of Harrenhal and a member of the king's council, who are you to chastise me like this?"
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
I am going to have to trust that he will keep his part of the bargain, but I mislike this kind of calculation.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
But it was much misliked by Nehru and other Congress leaders: they feared Moslem secession, cried that Indian unity should not be destroyed.
From Time Magazine Archive
His sister misliked being reminded that he was the King's Hand, and he did not wish to inflame the relations between them any further.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Ser Jacelyn Bywater was likely here by now, and Ironhand misliked waiting.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
In truth, Ned did not trust the mute knight, though perhaps that was only because he misliked executioners.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Yet for all that, Catelyn misliked the man.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
But having received the lower tire of the Revenge, shifted her selfe with all diligence, utterly misliking her first entertainement.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sea-birds wheeled and clamoured, misliking this invasion of their precincts.
From The Unknown Sea by Clemence Housman
Some few are in their company's service uniform, but most of us, misliking an array but grudgingly tolerated in naval company, wear longshore clothes and, in our style, affect soft felt hats and rainproof overcoats.
From Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war by David W. (David William) Bone
Lancelot beheld the martyrdom of these knights, and sore misliking had he of the services of such folk.
From The High History of the Holy Graal by Sebastian Evans
And when I am called from him, I fall on weeping, because whatsoever I do else beside learning is full of grief, trouble, fear, and whole misliking unto me.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 78, April, 1864 by Various
