Definitions for hate
heɪthate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.1 / 7 votes

1. hate, hatredverb

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

2. hate, detestverb

   dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards

   "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hatenoun

   Malignity; detestation; the contrary to love.

   Etymology: hate, Saxon.

   Speak then to me, who neither beg nor fear
   Your favours nor your hate. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Hate to Mezentius, arm’d five hundred more,
   Whom Mincius from his sire Benacus bore. John Dryden, Æn.

   Nausicaa teaches that the afflicted are not always the objects of divine hate. , Notes on the Odyssey.

2. To HATEverb

   To detest; to abhor; to abominate; to regard with the passion contrary to love.

   Etymology: hatian, Saxon.

   You are, I think, assur’d I love you not.
   —— I am assur’d, if I be measur’d rightly,
   Your majesty hath no just cause to hate me. William Shakespeare, Hen. IV.

   Do all men kill the thing they do not love?
   —— Hates any man the thing he would not kill?
   —— Ev’ry offence is not a hate at first. William Shakespeare.

   Those old inhabitants of thy holy land thou hatest for doing most odious works. Wisd. xii. 4.

   But whatsoever our jarring fortunes prove,
   Though our lords hate, methinks we two may love. Dryden.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hate

   Hate is a strong and intense feeling of extreme dislike or aversion towards someone or something, typically driven by strong negative emotions such as anger, resentment, or prejudice. It often stems from a perceived threat, fear, or disagreement with the person, group, or idea being hated, leading to hostile and prejudiced attitudes and behaviors. Hate can manifest in various forms, including verbal abuse, discrimination, violence, or even genocide.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.8 / 4 votes

1. Hatenoun

   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

2. Hatenoun

   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

3. Hatenoun

   to love less, relatively

4. Hate

   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

5. Etymology: [OE. hate, hete, AS. hete; akin to D. haat, G. hass, Icel. hatr, SW. hat, Dan. had, Goth. hatis. Cf. Hate, v.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:2.3 / 4 votes

1. Hate

   hāt, v.t. to dislike intensely: to dislike: to despise relatively to something else.—n. extreme dislike: hatred.—adjs. Hate′able, deserving to be hated; Hate′ful, exciting hate: odious: detestable: feeling or manifesting hate.—adv. Hate′fully.—ns. Hate′fulness; Hat′er; Hat′red, extreme dislike: enmity: malignity. [A.S. hete, hate, hatian, to hate; Ger. hasz.]

2. Hate

   Haet, hāt, n. (Scot.) a whit.

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. hate

   1. The shoal on which our bark is stranded. 2. A habit.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hate

   An enduring attitude or sentiment toward persons or objects manifested by anger, aversion and desire for the misfortune of others.

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Matched Categories

1. • Dislike

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'hate' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4328

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'hate' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1130

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'hate' in Verbs Frequency: #404

Anagrams for hate »

1. ahet

2. heat

3. thea

4. haet

How to pronounce hate?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hate in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of hate in a Sentence

1. Andrew Selee:

   You don't want a surge to happen before you're ready to handle it, they're going to have to rely on one of the policies they hate the most and that they disagree with philosophically, so that they can get to a long term fix.

2. Eric Dreiband:

   Prosecuting hate crimes remains a top priority here at the Department of Justice.

3. Bustos Gorozpe:

   Of course, this is not like,' We hate people from the outside,'.

4. Deroy Murdock:

   These people are doing our country an enormous disservice, they need to stop, they need to go back to the idea of trying to get along with each other rather than trying to make us hate each other.

5. Joseph Baretti:

   I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hate
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=hate
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hate
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=hate
6. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=hate