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The polite cousin of hate, dressed for company and ready to leave early.

means To feel mild aversion toward something or someone, short of full hatred.

from English coinage from the 1500s: the prefix dis- (apart, away) bolted onto like, neatly inverting affection into its lukewarm opposite.

Button that never cameFacebook refused a dislike button for years, fearing negativity.
Grammar twistOnce meant displeasure as a noun before becoming a verb.
Spectrum slotSits between indifference and loathing on the disdain dial.
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