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   Hate

   /hāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. feel intense or passionate dislike for (someone): "the boys hate each other" Similar loathedetestdislike greatlyabhorabominatedespiseexecratefeel aversion towardfeel revulsion towardfeel hostile towardbe repelled bybe revolted byregard with disgustnot be able to bear/standbe unable to stomachfind intolerableshudder atrecoil fromshrink frominformal:hate someone's gutsrare:disrelishOpposite lovelike
   • ▪ have a strong aversion to (something): "he hates flying"
   • ▪ used politely to express one's regret or embarrassment at doing something: "I hate to bother you" Similar be sorrybe reluctantbe loathbe unwillingbe disinclinedregretdislikenot likehesitate
   • ▪ express strong dislike for; criticize or abuse: "I can't hate on them for trying something new"

   noun

   • 1. intense or passionate dislike: "feelings of hate and revenge" Similar loathinghatreddetestationdislikedistasteabhorrenceabominationexecrationresentmentaversionhostilityill willill feelingbad feelingenmityanimosityantagonismantipathybitternessanimusrevulsiondisgustcontemptrepugnanceodiumrancorrare:disrelishOpposite loveliking
   • ▪ denoting hostile actions motivated by intense dislike or prejudice: "a hate campaign"

   Word Origin Old Englishhatian (verb), hete (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch haten (verb) and German hassen (verb), Hass ‘hatred’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. hatable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • H

     4

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

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