hate
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.
to feel intense dislike, or extreme aversion or hostility.
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: 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.
noting or relating to acts that are motivated by hatred, prejudice, or intolerance: a hate crime;a hate group;hate mail.
hate on, Informal. to show hate toward, criticize, or belittle, usually unfairly: Don't hate on him just because he wins all the time.
Origin of hate
1synonym study For hate
Other words for hate
Opposites for hate
Other words from hate
- hat·er, noun
- self-hate, noun
- un·hat·ed, adjective
- un·hat·ing, adjective
- un·hat·ing·ly, adverb
Other definitions for hate- (2 of 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.
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How to use hate in a sentence
Joel Klein hates monopolies, but he really loves the private sector.
As it turns out God really hates it when you abuse strangers.
Pope Bids Refugees to EU ‘Bienvenido’; Europe Says ‘Non’ | Candida Moss | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTGreer loves politics, but hates the corrupting influence of money on the system.
I interviewed a WWII veteran who hates the idea of the greatest generation.
The Veteran Who Took Home the National Book Award | Jacob Siegel | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDr. Edwards does terrible things in the name of himself, though he at least also hates the evil cops.
The Walking Dead’s ‘Crossed’: The Stage Is Now Set for a Bloody, Deadly Midseason Finale | Melissa Leon | November 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
It was not early in the morning, for, if there is anything a Korean hates to do, it is to make an early start on a journey.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. PikeHe sincerely hates all anti-tobaccoites and has a supreme disgust for the memory of King James I. and all royal foes of the plant.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.The enemy hates him bitterly, and would welcome an opportunity, would even conspire, to hang him.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanAnd as Barker hates me pretty much as he seems inclined to hate you, we are in the same box.
Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. FarrarThough she hates me for a thousand reasons she is always caressing me in the hope of turning me against my uncles.
Catherine de' Medici | Honore de Balzac
British Dictionary definitions for hate
/ (heɪt) /
to dislike (something) intensely; detest
(intr) to be unwilling (to be or do something)
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
Origin of hate
1Derived forms of hate
- hateable or hatable, adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with hate
In addition to the idiom beginning with hate
- hate someone's guts
also see:
- somebody up there loves (hates) me
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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