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hate·ful
 hateful
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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
evoking or causing hatred.
The murder of the family was a hateful crime that will never be forgotten.She called her father a hateful man who was both cruel and violent.- synonyms:
- abhorrent, abominable, despicable, detestable, odious
- antonyms:
- adorable, lovable
- similar words:
- bitter, execrable, heinous, loathsome, repugnant, resentful
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| definition 2: |
full of hate; showing hate.
Hateful slogans were written on the walls.- synonyms:
- rancorous
- antonyms:
- loving
- similar words:
- hostile, ill, inimical, malevolent, malicious, mean, sinister, spiteful, virulent
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| definition 3: |
intensely disliked.
Having lost all his money, he had to go back to his hateful job at the prison.- synonyms:
- disagreeable, intolerable, loathsome, odious, repugnant, unbearable
- antonyms:
- delightful
- similar words:
- distasteful, insufferable, unpleasant
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| related words: |
beastly, horrendous, odious, vicious |
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| derivations: |
hatefully (adj.), hatefulness (n.) |
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