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hate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'hate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hate [ n.]
- To have a great aversion to, with a strong desire that evil should befall the person toward whom the feeling is directed; to dislike intensely; to detest; as, to hate one's enemies; to hate hypocrisy.
- To be very unwilling; followed by an infinitive, or a substantive clause with that; as, to hate to get into debt; to hate that anything should be wasted.
- To love less, relatively.
2 . Hate [ v.]
- Strong aversion coupled with desire that evil should befall the person toward whom the feeling is directed; as exercised toward things, intense dislike; hatred; detestation; -- opposed to love.

Meaning of 'hate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
Example in sentence:
  • I hate Mexican food;
  • She detests politicians