hate (heɪt
)
Definitions
verb
- to dislike (something) intensely; detest
- (intr) to be unwilling (to be or do something)
noun
- intense dislike
- informal a person or thing that is hated (esp in the phrase pet hate)
- (modifier) expressing or arousing feelings of hatred ⇒
hate mail
Alternative Forms
ˈhateable ˈhatable adjectiveWord Origin
Old English hatian; related to Old Norse hata, Old Saxon hatōn, Old High German hazzēnSynonyms
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detest,
loathe,
despise,
dislike,
be sick of
abhor,
be hostile to recoil from be repelled by have an aversion to
abominate,
H8,
not be able to bear
execrate,
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dislike,
hostility,
hatred,
loathing,
animosity,
aversion,
antagonism,
antipathy,
enmity,
abomination,
animus,
abhorrence,
odium,
detestation,
H8,
execration,
Quotations
"Men love in haste, but they detest at leisure"
"If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn't part of ourselves doesn't disturb us"
Translations
- British English:
hate
If you hate someone or something, you have an extremely strong feeling of dislike for them.He hates losing.heɪt VERB He hates losing.
- Spanish:
odiar
v
- French:
détester
vt
- German:
hassen
v
- Chinese: 憎恨 v
- Arabic: يَكْرَهُ vt
- Portuguese: odiar v
- Russian: ненавидеть v
- Croatian: mrziti v
- Czech: nenávidět v
- Danish: hade v
- Dutch: haten v
- Finnish: vihata v
- Greek: μισώ v
- Italian: odiare v
- Japanese: 憎む v
- Korean: 미워하다 v
- Norwegian: hate v
- Polish: nienawidzić v
- Brazilian Portuguese: odiar v
- European Spanish:
odiar
v
- Swedish: hata v
- Thai: เกลียด v
- Turkish: nefret etmek v
- Vietnamese: ghét v
Usage examples
As long as they've got satellite TV and the French to hate , they're happy.
, CHAMELEON (2002)I've been hit, I've been slapped, people driving by screaming they hate me.
NME (New Musical Express) (2003)Palestinian society is deeply dysfunctional, unemployment is sky-high, and the culture of hate runs deep.
Globe and Mail (2003)Of course, most Arsenal fans aren't really anti-Semitic, in the same way that most Rangers fans don't actually hate Catholics.
Glasgow Herald (2001)When we reject and hate ourselves we have no empathy with ourselves.
, BEYOND FEAR (2002)