Dislike and Joy

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Dislike noun - A strong feeling of not liking or approving.

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Joy is an antonym for dislike.

Nearby Words: disliked, disliking

Joy noun - A feeling or state of well-being and contentment.

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Dislike is an antonym for joy in pleasure topic.

Nearby Words: joyful, joyous, joyless, joyfully, joyously

particular	particular dislike	particular joy
utter	utter dislike	utter joy
initial	initial dislike	initial joy
genuine	genuine dislike	genuine joy
Other adjectives: deep, obvious, active, real, extreme, great, personal, general, apparent, shared, immense.

However because most of the fans dislike the novelization, Wizards of the Coast declared it uncanon, much to the joy of the others.

Source: Character Derailment / Video Games
Most infamous, though, would probably be Joy, who made no secret of her love for Fabian or her dislike for him and Nina dating.

Source: Series / House of Anubis

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