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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.