Dislike in Malayalam
Dislike in Malayalam is ഇഷ്ടക്കേട് (ishtakked), built from the word for liking plus an ending meaning spoilt or gone wrong, so it literally reads as liking-gone-bad. It is the ordinary noun for displeasure between people.
Most common translation
Dislike, ill-will, displeasure.
അവന്റെ മുഖത്ത് ഇഷ്ടക്കേട് കണ്ടു.
avante mukhathu ishtakked kandu.
I saw displeasure on his face.
All Malayalam words for “dislike”
- ഇഷ്ടക്കേട് (ishtakked) — Dislike, ill-will, displeasure.
- രസക്കേട് (rasakked) — Displeasure, dislike, disgust.
- വെറുക്കുക (verukkuka) — Hate, dislike, abhor, loathe.
- നീരസം (neerasam) — Displeasure, distaste, dislike, ill-will.
ഇഷ്ടക്കേട് is dislike and ill feeling, നീരസം is displeasure or distaste, often a cooling of relations, and രസക്കേട് is a spoilt mood or disgust. വെറുക്കുക is the strong verb to hate or loathe, not a mild dislike.
Common questions
How do you say dislike in Malayalam?
Use ഇഷ്ടക്കേട് (ishtakked) for dislike or ill feeling.
Which word means to hate?
വെറുക്കുക (verukkuka), a verb meaning to hate, abhor or loathe, which is much stronger than simple dislike.