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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hate /heɪt/USA pronunciation v., hat•ed, hat•ing, n. v. - to dislike intensely;
detest:[~ + object]They hate violence. - to be unwilling;
dislike: [~ + to + verb][not: be + ~-ing]I hate to say I told you so.[~ + verb-ing]I hate getting up so early. n. - intense dislike;
extreme hostility:[uncountable]enemies who are full of hate. - the object of extreme dislike or hostility:[countable]Murder and violence were his greatest hates.
hat•ed, adj. hat•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hate (hāt),USA pronunciation v., hat•ed, hat•ing, n. v.t. - to dislike intensely or passionately;
feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest:to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry. - to be unwilling;
dislike:I hate to do it. v.i. - to feel intense dislike, or extreme aversion or hostility.
n. - intense dislike;
extreme aversion or hostility. - the object of extreme aversion or hostility.
- bef. 900; Middle English hat(i)en, Old English hatian (verb, verbal); cognate with Dutch haten, Old Norse hata, Gothic hatan, German hassen
hat′er, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged loathe, execrate; despise. Hate, abhor, detest, abominate imply feeling intense dislike or aversion toward something. Hate, the simple and general word, suggests passionate dislike and a feeling of enmity:to hate autocracy.Abhor expresses a deep-rooted horror and a sense of repugnance or complete rejection:to abhor cruelty; Nature abhors a vacuum.Detest implies intense, even vehement, dislike and antipathy, besides a sense of disdain:to detest a combination of ignorance and arrogance.Abominate expresses a strong feeling of disgust and repulsion toward something thought of as unworthy, unlucky, or the like:to abominate treachery.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged love.
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