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hate
1[ heyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest:
to hate the enemy;
to hate bigotry.
Synonyms: despise, execrate, loathe
Antonyms: love
- to be unwilling; dislike:
I hate to do it.
verb (used without object)
- to feel intense dislike, or extreme aversion or hostility.
noun
- intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- the object of extreme aversion or hostility.
- (in a video game) the focus or targeting of an enemy on a player character; enmity; aggro: As a tank, pretty much your number-one priority is getting and holding hate.
The Black Mage got hate, but it’s really his own fault for casting those level-four spells back to back.
As a tank, pretty much your number-one priority is getting and holding hate.
adjective
- noting or relating to acts that are motivated by hatred, prejudice, or intolerance:
a hate crime;
a hate group;
hate mail.
verb phrase
- Informal. to show hate toward, criticize, or belittle, usually unfairly:
Don't hate on him just because he wins all the time.
hate-
2- a combining form describing something that one does but professes to dislike and that may indicate conflicting love/hate emotions, as in hate-read hate-kiss hate-sex
hate
/ heɪt /
verb
- to dislike (something) intensely; detest
- intr to be unwilling (to be or do something)
noun
- intense dislike
- informal.a person or thing that is hated (esp in the phrase pet hate )
- modifier expressing or arousing feelings of hatred
hate mail
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Derived Forms
- ˈhateable, adjective
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Other Words From
- hat·er noun
- self-hate noun
- un·hat·ed adjective
- un·hat·ing adjective
- un·hat·ing·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hate1
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Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with hate , also see somebody up there loves (hates) me .Discover More
Synonym Study
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Example Sentences
In July, brands called for—and followed through on—a month-long boycott of Facebook advertising in the name of rejecting the spread of hate.
The “Western chauvinist” group was created by Vice magazine co-founder Gavin McInnes, whose pugilistic style and penchant for causing offense has gotten him deplatformed by tech giants after the Proud Boys were designated a hate group.
The Southern Poverty Law Center identified the Proud Boys as a hate group.
You have six months where passion is great, and then six months later, you realize, I hate this person.
Love him or hate him for it, I do think he’s done great things in leading this country.
Empire will be hate-watched and may set off some conversations on its way from fading from our minds.
It's cheesy and ludicrous and, therefore, delightful; it's the reading equivalent of hate-watching.
Scrolling through this hate-filled manifesto for the first time made the hairs on my arm tingle with discomfort.
Everyone says they hate cops,” Jaden wrote, “but they are the people that they call for help.
“Light trumps darkness, hope beats despair, grace wins over sin, love defeats hate, life conquers death,” the cardinal said.
I hate to be long at my toilette at any time; but to delay much in such a matter while travelling is folly.
And Punch would get out of bed with raging hate in his heart against all the world, seen and unseen.
Being a God of Love, He would not choose to create a world in which hate and pain should have a place.
How could Alice Arden have possessed such an influence over this man, who seemed to hate her?
I hate drums in the march,' said the king, 'they do nothing but confuse the step.
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More About Hate
What is a basic definition of hate?
Hate is used as a verb to mean to passionately and intensely dislike something or to dislike or be unwilling. As a noun, hate is used to mean an intense loathing. Hate has a few other meanings as a verb, noun, and adjective.
If someone hates something, they dislike it so intensely that rage or disgust fills their body when they come into contact with it. A person who hates something is called a hater.
- Real-life examples: Children often hate vegetables. Enemies are people who hate each other. A person who hates dogs never wants to be around them. An environmentalist hates pollution and the destruction of rainforests.
- Used in a sentence: Mark hates Ashley so much that he won’t even be in the same room as her.
Hate also means to dislike or be unwilling, usually to do something. This sense of hate implies that a person could be unwilling because of sadness, shame, or doubt rather than animosity.
- Real-life examples: Children sometimes hate to do chores so much that their parents yell at them. Still, parents often hate to say goodbye when their children grow up and move away from home.
- Used in a sentence: I hate to say it but I think my mother was right.
Hate is also used as a noun to mean a strong dislike of something. The word hate is the opposite of the word love and is often considered one of the worst things a person can feel.
- Used in a sentence: The Grinch was consumed by his hate of Christmas.
Hate is used in a similar sense as an adjective to describe something that is related to or motivated by hate, prejudice, or intolerance.
- Real-life examples: The Ku Klux Klan is a hate group, meaning the members hate something specific or a specific group of people, in this case chiefly Black people. Social media websites forbid hate speech. An unpopular celebrity is likely to receive hate mail.
- Used in a sentence: Reading the hate speech about people’s skin color makes me sick.
Where does hate come from?
The first records of hate come from before the 900s. It ultimately comes from the Old English verb hatian and is related to the Dutch haten, the Old Norse hata, and the German hassen.
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What are some words that share a root or word element with hate?
What are some words that often get used in discussing hate?
How is hate used in real life?
Hate is an extremely common word that means to really, really dislike something. People often complain about things they hate on social media.
Why do I always find a new song I love and then play it until I hate it
— Greyson Gilmer (@Goldenglue) December 9, 2020
Every year my hate for math gets stronger😪
— lex. (@sweetgallex) January 31, 2017
Johnny Roman Garza, 21, was one of four people charged with conspiring with terroristic hate group Atomwaffen Division. https://t.co/jYTeDDaBXF
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 10, 2020
Try using hate!
Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of hate?
A. animosity
B. love
C. resentment
D. enmity
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