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hate
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- pronunciation:
- heIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer, Grammatical Patterns
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
hates, hating, hated |
| definition: |
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.She hates the cruel way he treats his dog.We hated staying with our aunt when we were children because she was so strict.[verb + gerund
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I hate your lying to me like that.[verb + possessive adj + gerund
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He hates to lose when he plays card games.[verb + infinitive
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I hate it when you treat me like a child.[verb + it + when + clause
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She hates what the corrupt regime did to her parents.[verb + WH/whether/if + clause
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I hate that you think I can't take care of myself.[verb + (that) + clause
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He hates the fact that his brother makes more money than he does.- synonyms:
- abhor, despise, detest, loathe
- antonyms:
- adore, like, love
- similar words:
- abominate, dislike, execrate
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mind |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to feel reluctant or unwilling.
I hate to leave you here all alone.[verb + infinitive
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She hated to give him the bad news, but someone had to tell him.[verb + infinitive
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I would hate for you to get in trouble because of me.[verb + for smby/smth + infinitive
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I would hate you to think that I don't care about you.[verb + smby/smth + infinitive
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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 |
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| 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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