n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: hat · ed ; hat · ing
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1 : to feel extreme enmity toward < hate s his country's enemies>
2 : to have a strong aversion to : find very distasteful < hated to have to meet strangers> < hate hypocrisy>
intransitive verb : to express or feel extreme enmity or active hostility
– hat · er noun
– hate one's guts : to hate someone with great intensity
synonyms HATE , DETEST , ABHOR , ABOMINATE , LOATHE mean to feel strong aversion or intense dislike for. HATE implies an emotional aversion often coupled with enmity or malice < hated the enemy with a passion>. DETEST suggests violent antipathy < detests cowards>. ABHOR implies a deep often shuddering repugnance <a crime abhorred by all>. ABOMINATE suggests strong detestation and often moral condemnation < abominates all forms of violence>. LOATHE implies utter disgust and intolerance < loathed the mere sight of them>.