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hateable

American  
[hey-tuh-buhl] / ˈheɪ tə bəl /
Or hatable

adjective

  1. meriting hatred or loathing.


Etymology

Origin of hateable

First recorded in 1605–15; hate + -able

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It would be so much easier if the Knicks were hateable.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 2026

The UK series, however, received a zero-star review from the Guardian, which described it as "probably the most hateable TV show ever made".

From BBC May 22, 2024

She was hateable — my heavens, was she hateable — which is why so many people hated her.

From Washington Post Jan. 31, 2020

Musical pariah: The movie La La Land relies on an interesting cliché: Jazz is very hateable.

From Slate Dec. 15, 2016

There has been no one to touch Handel as an observer of all that was observable, a lover of all that was loveable, a hater of all that was hateable, and, therefore, as a poet.

From Alps and Sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino by Butler, Samuel

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