Literary notes about Mislike (AI summary)
The term “mislike” has been used in literature to convey a range of sentiments from mild disapproval to deep-seated aversion. Authors employ it to articulate personal objections—sometimes related to character or appearance, as seen in the refrain "mislike me not for my complexion" [1][2][3]—and at other times to express displeasure with judgments or actions, for instance when a character voices reservations about another’s conduct [4][5][6]. It also appears in political and social contexts to denote dissent or dissatisfaction with prevailing conditions [7][8][9], illustrating its versatility. Overall, the word enriches dialogue by offering a nuanced way to express disapproval or contention in various interpersonal and societal interactions.
- Mislike me not for my complexion, The shadow'd livery of the burnish'd sun, To whom I am a neighbour, and near bred.
— from The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare - Mislike me not for my complexion, The shadowed livery of the burnish'd sun, To whom I am a neighbour, and near bred.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare - Merchant of Venice —"Mislike me not for my complexion—the shadowed livery of the burnished sun."
— from The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2April 1906 by Various - Na, na, sprech to me not: I mislike it; nephew, I tell thee, I doubt me but there is something hinter it yet.
— from The Pride of Jennico: Being a Memoir of Captain Basil Jennico by Egerton Castle - I mind not a gale in my teeth, but rocks before and the wind driving behind is what I mislike.
— from Prentice Hugh by Frances Mary Peard - 'I mislike all this delay,' said Walter, more agitated than he was wont to appear.
— from The Boy Crusaders: A Story of the Days of Louis IX. by John G. (John George) Edgar - But to the States they will never return, which will breed some great mischief, there is such mislike of the States universally.
— from PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete by John Lothrop Motley - There be those among us who are so constituted that they mislike the word “progress,” and are repelled by any place they hear to be “progressive.”
— from Thames Valley Villages, Volume 1 (of 2) by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper - The people's mislike of their present government is such and so great as that the name of States is grown odious amongst them.
— from History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce — Complete (1584-86) by John Lothrop Motley
