The phrase "almost dislike" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express a feeling that is close to dislike but not quite there, indicating a nuanced emotional response.
Example: "I almost dislike the new policy, but I can see some potential benefits."
Alternatives: "nearly dislike" or "borderline dislike".
When Caro proves too much for him, he almost dislikes her.
Among the voters who had made up their minds, most expressed an almost frantic dislike for the other candidate — a dislike that was sometimes far greater than their zeal for their own man.
He had taken an almost instant dislike to DiCarmine, even though he couldn't really say why.
This is accomplished through a variety of dynamic dribble-weaves and back-door cuts, as well as an almost visceral dislike of the players for one another.
It is hard to exaggerate the almost visceral dislike that a great many French voters quite plainly harbour for Nicolas Sarkozy.
Of course, if too many users (but not all!) seem to almost universally dislike a new feature — or believe the backlash will eventually calm down — there's no point in pushing ahead with it.
The President has projected an almost visceral dislike of bloggers, and his Cabinet boasts few DC outsiders like the ones that formed his initial base.
Friction arose from Henson's belief that strikes were morally wrong because of the harm they did to other working people, and he had, in Grimley's words, "a violent, almost obsessional", dislike of trade unions.
Except for Lynch, who said that he had not had much interaction with Sherman, the overwhelming response was that he had met them "as a friend and a gentleman," a sharp departure to what was said about him in a letter he received from Army Chief of Staff, Henry Halleck just three days earlier, saying that he was exhibiting an "almost criminal dislike of the negro".
Almost everyone dislikes taxes.
