inclination vs dislike

dislike vs inclination

inclination and dislike both are nouns.

inclination is not a verb while dislike is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inclination	Yes	No	No	No
dislike	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, dislike is a hyponym of inclination; that is, dislike is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inclination:

inclination: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
dislike: an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group

Other hyponyms of inclination include direction, drift, movement, trend, Call, denominationalism, devices, sympathy, understanding, favoritism, favouritism, leaning, proclivity, propensity, bent, set, literalism, perseveration, predisposition, favor, favour, disapproval, disfavor, disfavour, partiality, partisanship, impartiality, nonpartisanship, dogmatism.

inclination (noun)	dislike (noun)
the act of inclining; bending forward	an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect	a feeling of aversion or antipathy
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking
(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
(geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)
(astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees

inclination (verb)	dislike (verb)
	have or feel a dislike or distaste for

Difference between inclination and dislike

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