I. ˈhāt noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hete; akin to Old High German haz hate, Greek kēdos 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
II. verb
( 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
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- hate one's guts
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