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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hate•ful /ˈheɪtfəl/USA pronunciation adj. - arousing or deserving hate:hateful oppression.
- unpleasant;
disliked;
distasteful:hateful chores. - full of or expressing hate:a hateful speech.
hate•ful•ly, adv. hate•ful•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hate•ful (hāt′fəl),USA pronunciation adj. - arousing hate or deserving to be hated:the hateful oppression of dictators.
- unpleasant;
dislikable;
distasteful:She found her domestic chores hateful. - full of or expressing hate;
malignant;
malevolent:a hateful denunciatory speech.
- 1300–50; Middle English; see hate, -ful
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged abominable, execrable, abhorrent, repugnant; invidious, loathsome. Hateful, obnoxious, odious, offensive refer to something that causes strong dislike or annoyance. Hateful implies actually causing hatred or extremely strong dislike:The sight of him is hateful to me.Obnoxious emphasizes causing annoyance or discomfort by objectionable qualities:His persistence made him seem obnoxious. His piggish manners made him obnoxious to his companions.Odious emphasizes the disagreeable or displeasing:an odious little man; odious servility.Offensive emphasizes the distaste and resentment caused by something that may be either displeasing or insulting:an offensive odor, remark.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged likable, agreeable; commendable, praiseworthy.
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