hate
Plural: hates
Noun
- the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
- An object of hatred.
- Hatred.
- Negative feedback, abusive behaviour.
- Bigotry.
Verb
Verb Forms: hated, hating, hates
- To feel intense or passionate dislike for someone or something.
- dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
- "I hate Mexican food"
- To dislike intensely or greatly.
- To experience hatred.
- Used in a phrasal verb: hate on.
Examples
- He gave me a look filled with pure hate.
- He tried not to HATE the blank tile he drew, knowing it held immense potential.
- I put ranch dressing on pizza. Please don't hate on me.
- One of my pet hates is traffic wardens.
- The corporation said it would not tolerate hate.
- There was a lot of hate in the comments on my vlog about Lady Gaga from her fans.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English hate (noun), probably from Old English hatian (“to hate”, verb) and/or Old Norse hatr (“hate”, noun). Merged with Middle English hete, hæte, heate (“hate”), from Old English hete, from Proto-Germanic *hataz (“hatred, hate”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂d- (“strong emotion”). Cognate with West Frisian haat, Dutch haat, German Hass, Danish had, Norwegian and Swedish hat.
The verb is from Middle English haten, from Old English hatian (“to hate, treat as an enemy”), from Proto-West Germanic *hatēn, from Proto-Germanic *hatāną (“to hate”), from Proto-Germanic *hataz, from the same root as above.
Synonyms
detest, hatred, abhor, abominate, can't stand, can't stand the sight of, despise, disrelish, execrate, hate, loathe, resent
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 7
hate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary