Dislike and Motivation

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

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Motivation is an antonym for dislike.

Nearby Words: disliked, disliking

Motivation noun - Something that arouses action or activity.

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Dislike is an antonym for motivation in ambition topic.

clear	clear dislike	clear motivation
particular	particular dislike	particular motivation
similar	similar dislike	similar motivation
common	common dislike	common motivation
Other adjectives: initial, obvious, strong, real, great, serious, huge, little, personal, major, general, possible, apparent, canonical, overall.

Megamind: Megamind and Metroman are an interesting example, although they appear to dislike each other at the start, it's later revealed that Metroman likes Megamind, calling him "little buddy", and Megamind loses all motivation when he thinks Metroman's dead.

Source: Friendly Enemy
Incestuous undertones are a major motivation of the murderous actions of the characters—at the least, both of the children display unhealthy obsession with the parent of the opposite gender, and deep-seated dislike of the parent of the same gender.

Source: Oedipus Complex

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