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hate
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- pronunciation:
- heIt
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
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verb |
| inflections: |
hates, hating, hated |
| definition: |
When you hate something, you think it is terrible. You don't like it, and your feeling about it is very strong.
The people hated their cruel leader.I hate it when people are mean to animals.Alex hates chicken and he refuses to eat it.- synonyms:
- despise
- antonyms:
- adore, like, love
- similar words:
- dislike
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mind |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
Hate is a very strong and bad feeling. When you feel hate for a thing, you think it is so bad that you wish it did not exist. When you feel hate for a person, you have very bad feelings towards them. Sometimes they fill you with a lot of anger. Sometimes hate makes people do bad things to other people. Hate is a strong feeling, but it can come and go. Sometimes we feel hate for just a short time.
Jack felt hate towards his sister when she laughed at him and embarrassed him in front of his friends. He felt a little better later when she said she was sorry.Maria's mother says there is too much hate between people in the world. She wishes there were more love.
- synonyms:
- hatred
- antonyms:
- love
- similar words:
- dislike
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| derivation: |
hated (adj.) |
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feeling hatred |
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bitter, wicked |
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similar to hate |
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scorn |
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some actions associated with hate |
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despise, growl, scorn, scowl |
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some broader categories that include hate |
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emotion, feeling |
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some descriptions of hate |
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nasty, vicious |
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some people associated with hate |
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enemy, villain |
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some reactions to hate |
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anger, dislike, fear, prejudice, scorn |
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