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hate

/heɪt/noun, verb1 syllable

Hate means: the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action.

Synonyms for hate12

noun, as in the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

hatred

verb, as in dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards

detest

also used for hate

abhor, abominate, can't stand, can't stand the sight of, despise, disrelish, execrate, loathe, resent, spite

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Opposites of hate

love

What does hate mean?3

noun

1

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

verb

1

dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards“I hate Mexican food”

2

to have and express negative sentiments about a person

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with hate?44

three syllables

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All 44 rhymes for hate, grouped by syllable

Hate in a sentence

  • I hate doing the washing up, even more than cleaning the toilet.emptybook
  • If you do that, everyone's going to hate you.CK
  • I hate to bother you, but would you mind closing the door?CK
  • You hate getting up early in the morning, don't you?Amastan
  • I hate mosquitoes, but they seem to love me.Hybrid
  • I see hate in your eyes, just as you once saw it in mine.Scott
  • You hate this kind of stuff, don't you?CK
  • While we hate force, we recognize the need for law and order.orcrist

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of hate

as a verb

past tense
hated
present participle
hating
third-person singular
hates
past participle
hated