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hate
- pronunciation:
- heIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb & intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
hated, hates, hating |
| definition 1: |
to dislike intensely; feel hostility toward; loathe; detest.
The people hated their despotic ruler.The weary nation hated the war and longed for its end.The child said she hated her brother, but she didn't mean it.- synonyms:
- abhor, despise, detest, loathe
- antonyms:
- adore, like, love
- similar words:
- abominate, dislike, execrate
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| definition 2: |
to feel reluctant or unwilling.
I hate to go outside in weather like this.She hated to give him the bad news, but someone had to tell him.- antonyms:
- love
- similar words:
- dislike, shudder at
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| related words: |
mind |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a feeling of extreme or intense dislike or hostility.
They hoped to bring an end to hate between the two groups.- synonyms:
- animosity, hatred, loathing, odium
- antonyms:
- love
- similar words:
- abomination, antipathy, detestation, dislike, enmity, hostility, ill will, rancor, revulsion
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| definition 2: |
the object of such a feeling.
- synonyms:
- detestation
- antonyms:
- love
- similar words:
- abomination, antipathy
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| related words: |
venom |
| derivation: |
hated (adj.) |
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feeling hatred |
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bitter, cold, hateful, hostile, icy, wicked |
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similar to hate |
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animosity, contempt, disgust, hostility, ill will, malice, scorn |
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some actions associated with hate |
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despise, detest, glare, growl, loathe, scorn, scowl, sneer |
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some broader categories that include hate |
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emotion, feeling |
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some descriptions of hate |
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abominable, blind, callous, loathsome, malignant, nasty, vicious |
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some people associated with hate |
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adversary, enemy, foe, villain |
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some reactions to hate |
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anger, contempt, disgust, dislike, fear, prejudice, scorn |
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