hate
[verb]
Synonyms:
- detest, abhor, despise, dislike, loathe, recoil from
- be unwilling, be loath, be reluctant, be sorry, dislike, feel disinclined, shrink from
[noun]
Synonyms:
- dislike, animosity, antipathy, aversion, detestation, enmity, hatred, hostility, loathing

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Antonyms: love, delight
Contrasted words: affection, toleration, adoration, veneration, cherish, enjoy, fancy, like, relish, favor, prefer, prize, esteem, respect, revere, dote, idolize, worship
Related Words: animosity, animus, antipathy, hostility, ill will, rancor, disgust, scorn, spite, bother, grievance, gripe, irritant, nuisance, pain, trouble, contemn, despise, disdain, dislike, deprecate, disapprove, resent

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English Thesaurus: hate, can’t stand/can’t bear, loathe, detest, despise, ...

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I. hate¹ S1 W3 /heɪt/ verb [transitive not in progressive]

1. to dislike something very much Antonym : love:
It’s the kind of movie you either love or hate.
He hates his job.
hate doing something
Paul hates having his picture taken.
hate to do something
I hate to see you unhappy.
hate it when
Pam hates it when Lee calls her at work.
hate somebody doing something
Jenny’s mother hates her staying out late.

2. to dislike someone very much and feel angry towards them Antonym : love:
Why do you hate me so much?
hate somebody for (doing) something
She hated him for being so happy.
hate yourself
I hated myself for feeling jealous of her.
hate sb’s guts informal (=hate someone very much)

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In everyday English, people often say they can’t stand someone rather than say they hate someone:
I can’t stand her husband.

3. I’d hate (for) somebody/something to do something spoken used to emphasize that you do not want something to happen:
I’d hate you to go.
I’d hate for him to think I wasn’t interested.

4. I hate to think what/how/where etc spoken used when you feel sure that something would have a bad result, or when an idea is unpleasant to think about:
I hate to think what would have happened if you hadn’t called the police.

5. I hate to say it, but .../I hate to tell you this, but ... spoken used when saying something that you do not want to say, for example because it is embarrassing:
I hate to say it, but I was glad when he went home.

6. I hate to ask/interrupt/disturb etc spoken used to say that you are sorry that you have to ask etc:
I hate to ask you this, but would you mind giving me a lift home?
I hate to interrupt, but it’s urgent.
—hated adjective:
the hated security police
—hater noun [countable]:
I’m not a man hater.

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II. hate² noun [uncountable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: hete]
an angry unpleasant feeling that someone has when they hate someone and want to harm them Synonym : hatred Antonym : love:
Her eyes were full of hate.
hate for
Mrs Williams has spoken of her hate for her husband’s killers.
⇒ pet hate at pet³(2)

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hate
noun
I. strong feeling of dislike
ADJ. absolute, naked, pure In her eyes he could see naked hate.
VERB + HATE be filled with, be full of, burn with He burned with hate for everyone and everything.
HATE + NOUN campaign, figure, mail victim of a vicious hate campaign She became a hate figure for politicians on the left.
PREP. ~ for full of hate for the people who had betrayed her

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hate
II. sb/sth you hate
ADJ. pet Jazz has always been a pet hate of mine.

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hate
verb
ADV. particularly, really | absolutely I absolutely hate cooking.
almost For a moment she almost hated him.
just Don't you just hate people who are always right?
always I always hated school.
still
VERB + HATE begin to, come to, grow to He came to hate the town, with its narrow prejudices.
love to the media baron all the socialists love to hate
PREP. for He hated me for standing up to him.
PHRASES hate it when I hate it when you lose your temper like that.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

hate verb [transitive not in progressive] to dislike someone or something very much:
Billy hated his stepfather.
He hated the fact that his wife was more successful than he was.
She hates people being late.
can’t stand/can’t bear to hate someone or something. Can’t stand is less formal than hate, and is very common in everyday English:
She’s OK, but I can’t stand her husband.
He couldn’t bear the thought of life without Nicole.
She can’t stand being on her own.
loathe /ləʊð $ loʊð/
detest verb [transitive not in progressive] to hate something or someone very much. Loathe and detest are a little more formal than hate:
He loathed housework.
Greg had detested his brother for as long as he could remember.
She evidently loathes her ex-husband.
despise verb [transitive not in progressive] to hate someone or something very much and have no respect for them:
He despised the man and could never forgive him for what he had done.
They despised the wealth and consumerism of the West.
abhor /əbˈhɔː $ əbˈhɔːr, æb-/ verb [transitive not in progressive] formal to hate something because you think it is morally wrong:
He abhorred violence.
We abhor racism in any form.
be full of hate/be filled with hate
People’s faces were full of hate.
a look of hate
He gave me a look of pure hate as I entered the room.
a message of hate
White nationalists are using the media to preach a message of hate.
sb’s eyes are burning/smouldering/blazing with hate literary
Then he noticed the dark eyes, smouldering with hate.
absolute/pure hate (=complete and total hate)
His speech was an expression of pure hate.
a hate figure (=someone who is hated by a lot of people)
After the incident, he became a hate figure in the British press.
hate mail (=letters or messages expressing hate and threats towards someone)
Since appearing on the show she has even received hate mail from the public.
hatred an angry feeling of deep dislike for someone or something:
his hatred of violence
It is easy to understand their hatred for the invaders of their country.
racial hatred (=of people who belong to a different race)
loathing a very strong feeling of hatred for someone or something that you think is extremely unpleasant:
I felt nothing but loathing for him after the way he’d treated me.
animosity a feeling of hatred and anger that often makes people behave unpleasantly to each other:
The animosity between parents who are getting a divorce can often cause great suffering to their children.
abhorrence formal a deep feeling of hatred towards something that you think is morally wrong or unpleasant:
the abhorrence of terrorism by all decent people
contempt a feeling of hate towards someone or something you think does not deserve any respect at all:
She looked at him with contempt.
I have nothing but contempt for these people.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

hatred an angry feeling of deep dislike for someone or something:
his hatred of violence
It is easy to understand their hatred for the invaders of their country.
racial hatred (=of people who belong to a different race)
hate the angry feeling that someone has when they hate someone and want to harm them:
His mind was filled with hate and the desire for revenge.
Her love for him turned to hate, and she tore up all his old letters.
Thatcher became a hate figure for the left (=someone who many people hate).
His enemies started a hate campaign against him in the press.
loathing a very strong feeling of hatred for someone or something that you think is extremely unpleasant:
I felt nothing but loathing for him after the way he’d treated me.
animosity a feeling of hatred and anger that often makes people behave unpleasantly to each other:
The animosity between parents who are getting a divorce can often cause great suffering to their children.
abhorrence formal a deep feeling of hatred towards something that you think is morally wrong or unpleasant:
the abhorrence of terrorism by all decent people
contempt a feeling of hate towards someone or something you think does not deserve any respect at all:
She looked at him with contempt.
I have nothing but contempt for these people.

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