hateful

hate-ful · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Arousing or deserving hatred; extremely unpleasant or offensive.

  2. 2.

    Full of or showing hatred; malicious.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    hateful speech — language intended to demean or incite hostility
  • •
    hateful act — a malicious or offensive action

Related words

Antonyms: benevolent, kind, loving, pleasant
See also: hate, hatred, malicious, spiteful
Synonyms: malevolent, malicious, odious, spiteful, vicious

Etymology

From Middle English, formed from hate + the suffix -ful ("full of"). Originally could mean both "full of hate" and "deserving of hate."