hate
verb (used with object)
to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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This is a guy who made a mistake and has been hating himself for a long time after it, and he’s been dwelling in some dark corners of the internet, just consuming toxin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025