Arabic word sheet
كَرِهَ
he disliked
- Type
- verb
- Root
- ك ر ه
Meaning and usage
To dislike, to hate
To feel aversion for someone or something, to find it unpleasant: the opposite of liking. It ranges from mere displeasure to hatred.
كَرِهَ الطِّفْلُ طَعْمَ الدَّوَاءِ.
The child hated the taste of the medicine.
To be unwilling, to disapprove
Not to wish a thing to happen, to be reluctant about it or disapprove of it: the opposite of wanting and of being content.
كَرِهَ سَامِي السَّفَرَ فِي اللَّيْلِ.
Sāmī was unwilling to travel at night.
Word family
What the root means ك ر ه
The root carries the idea of aversion: not wanting a thing and not being content with it. From it come distaste and the hardship a thing costs, what is unpleasant, and forcing someone into what he is averse to.
aversion; hardship
كُرْهٌ
dislike, aversion
كَرَاهِيَةٌ
unpleasant, hateful
كَرِيهٌ
something disliked, an unpleasant thing
مَكْرُوهٌ
to force, to compel
أَكْرَهَ
to make hateful
كَرَّهَ
Synonyms
to hate
أَبْغَضَ
Stronger: it is to hate a person or thing, whereas the headword may express no more than reluctance or plain displeasure.
Opposites
to love, to like
أَحَبَّ
to want