hateful
Americanadjective
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arousing hate or deserving to be hated.
the hateful oppression of dictators.
- Antonyms:
- praiseworthy, commendable, agreeable, likable
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unpleasant; dislikable; distasteful.
She found her domestic chores hateful.
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full of or expressing hate malignant; malevolent.
a hateful denunciatory speech.
adjective
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causing or deserving hate; loathsome; detestable
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full of or showing hate
Related Words
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.
Other Word Forms
- hatefully adverb
- hatefulness noun
- unhateful adjective
Etymology
Origin of hateful
Example Sentences
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TikTok said that it removed more than 6.5 million videos for violating its rules against violent and hateful organizations in the first half of this year.
It is tempting to downplay these hateful displays as fringe.
From Salon
“Unfortunately, Redlands is not immune to these hateful acts, as a local family was targeted because of their festive home decorations celebrating Hanukkah,” the Redlands Police Department said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times
Investigators would conduct interviews on campus, review reams of documents for compliance with various statutes and assess such complex matters as when hateful speech is protected by the First Amendment.
From Salon
In her statement, Ward described Barton's posts as "irresponsible" and "hateful".
From BBC
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