unlikability
Hard to warm to
Unlikability is the quality of being difficult to like—something off-putting about a person, character, or thing that repels affection or approval.
The term appears frequently in discussions of fiction, where an unlikable protagonist challenges readers: The author defended her character's unlikability as realistic.
In everyday use, it names whatever makes someone hard to warm to: His unlikability stemmed from arrogance, not malice.
Mild negative regard
- distasteMild aversion or dislike
- antipathyIngrained, intense aversion
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- aversionIntense dislike or repugnance
loathing · detestation · abhorrence · revulsion · disgust · off-putting · repellent · unappealing
State of being insufferable
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
- rudenessDisrespectful social behavior
- selfishnessExcessive concern for oneself
- meannessSpiteful, unkind disposition
pettiness · smugness · condescension · boorishness · disagreeableness · unpleasantness · irritability · abrasiveness
Active, bitter hostility
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- hatredIntense hostile aversion
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- enmityBitter, lasting ill will
malice · spite · ill-will · animus · antagonism · acrimony · rancor · grudge
Judgment of faults
- disdainScornful disregard
- contemptDisdainful disregard
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
condemnation · derision · disfavor · displeasure · reproach · rebuke · disparagement · opprobrium
Banishment from a group
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- shunningDeliberately avoiding someone
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
- snubbingPointedly ignoring someone
cold-shoulder · alienation · isolation · spurning · neglect · banishment · blackballing · unpopularity
dislike
Mild negative regard
- distasteMild aversion or dislike
- antipathyIngrained, intense aversion
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
aversion · loathing · detestation · abhorrence · revulsion · disgust · off-putting · repellent · unappealing · unattractive
obnoxiousness
State of being insufferable
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
- rudenessDisrespectful social behavior
- selfishnessExcessive concern for oneself
meanness · pettiness · smugness · condescension · boorishness · disagreeableness · unpleasantness · irritability · abrasiveness · tactlessness
animosity
Active, bitter hostility
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- hatredIntense hostile aversion
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
enmity · malice · spite · ill-will · animus · antagonism · acrimony · rancor · grudge · vitriol
criticism
Judgment of faults
censure · condemnation · derision · disfavor · displeasure · reproach · rebuke · disparagement · opprobrium · denunciation
ostracism
Banishment from a group
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- shunningDeliberately avoiding someone
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
snubbing · cold-shoulder · alienation · isolation · spurning · neglect · banishment · blackballing · unpopularity · outcast
unlikabilitylikability
Quality of being pleasant
likeability · likableness · charm · charisma · appeal
unlikabilitymagnetism
Force between poles
allure · endearingness · popularity · adorableness · irresistibility
unlikabilitywarmth
Heat you feel
friendliness · geniality · cordiality · sweetness · lovability
likely, unlike, liking, unlikely, likeness, likelihood, likable, disliked, disliking