hate

hate · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To feel intense dislike or hostility toward.

  2. 2.

    To dislike very much (often used informally).

  3. 3.

    To be unwilling or reluctant.

  4. 4.

    Intense hostility and aversion.

Phrases & expressions

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    hate crime — A crime motivated by prejudice.
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    hate speech — Speech expressing hatred.
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    love-hate relationship — A relationship with mixed feelings.
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    pet hate — Something that particularly annoys you (British).
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    I hate to say it — Expressing reluctance.
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    hate someone's guts — Hate intensely.

Related words

Antonyms: adore, like, love
See also: dislike, hateful, hatred, love
Synonyms: abhor, despise, detest, loathe

Etymology

From Old English hatian ("to hate"), from Proto-Germanic *hatōną ("to hate").