hate·ful

[heyt-fuhl]
adjective
1.
arousing hate or deserving to be hated: the hateful oppression of dictators.
2.
unpleasant; dislikable; distasteful: She found her domestic chores hateful.
3.
full of or expressing hate; malignant; malevolent: a hateful denunciatory speech.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English; see hate, -ful

hate·ful·ly, adverb
hate·ful·ness, noun
un·hate·ful, adjective


1. 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. likable, agreeable; commendable, praiseworthy.
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hateful (ˈheɪtfʊl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  causing or deserving hate; loathsome; detestable
2.  full of or showing hate
 
'hatefully
 
adv
 
'hatefulness
 
n

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Example sentences
The statements here on this site sound vitriolic and seemingly hateful so be it.
Being hateful is not a healthy way to get people to see or hear you.
The move from blue-collar to service work is brutal, and over time some
  employees lose the will to stick it out in a hateful job.
There is no value judgment in this sentence, so it is not and cannot be hateful.
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