Here, his character develops in an unpleasant direction that encourages the reader to take an active dislike to him.
Lorena Hickok took an active dislike to her and this started to unravel the relationship between the three.
The yellow eyes surveyed him with active dislike before she turned her back and led the way along the path.
Delores was looking at him with active dislike.
I admit to a general lack of regard for Schumann's orchestral works - not active dislike, exactly.
And among the Bajorans, there were few people he had an active dislike for.
Leonora gave him a look of active dislike.
Liam studied Sebastian's smug smile with the active dislike only family could feel.
What a situation: almost as if she were cultivating an active dislike for him!
It is quite unlike the atmosphere of strained toleration or active dislike between the sexes we seem to have at home.