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Discover LudwigThe phrase "evoke dislike" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing something that causes negative feelings or aversion in someone.
Example: "The film's portrayal of the main character was so unlikable that it managed to evoke dislike among the audience."
Alternatives: "arouse dislike" or "generate dislike."
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Few Indian politicians evoke dislike and admiration as intense as that inspired by Mr. Modi.
Few Indian politicians evoke dislike and admiration as intense as that inspired by Narendra Modi, the chief minister of the western state of Gujarat.
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Later Mr. Sanford asserts that he has, ahem, no problem on that front, saying he would prefer to evoke "passionate dislike" rather than a "dispassionate shrug".
Another phrase in the e-mail that raised a red flag: "I have to admit I was not totally prepared for it to be such a polarizing show". Later Mr. Sanford asserts that he has, ahem, no problem on that front, saying he would prefer to evoke "passionate dislike" rather than a "dispassionate shrug". And yet this inevitably strikes a protesting-too-much tone.
It's an inexact reference point, but an effective one, evoking 1980s nostalgia (it's getting harder to find people who pretend to dislike that Paul Simon masterpiece) and an unfussy approach to Afro-pop.
We dislike.
DISLIKE lawyers?
And dislike?
They evoke passion.
To evoke what?
Managers dislike it, too.
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