v. 1 loathe, abhor, detest, have an aversion to, be averse to, abominate, dislike, execrate, despise, scorn I hate the smell of petrol, it really turns my stomach 2 be loath, be reluctant or unwilling or disinclined; resist, shrink or flinch from, dislike, shrink from I hate to tell you what I really think She hated revealing Bill's affair to his wife.
n. 3 hatred, abhorrence, loathing, odium, animosity, animus, antipathy, aversion, hostility, antagonism, malice, enmity, detestation He didn't believe he could feel so much hate for one person