n.
Pronunciation: ' h ā t
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hete; akin to Old High German haz hate, Greek k ē dos care
Date: before 12th century
1 a : intense hostility and aversion usually deriving from fear, anger, or sense of injury b : extreme dislike or antipathy : LOATHING <had a great hate of hard work>
2 : an object of hatred <a generation whose finest hate had been big business ― F. L. Paxson>