Definitions for hateheɪt

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

hate^*heɪt(v.; n.)hat•ed, hat•ing

(v.t.)to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest.
to be unwilling; dislike:
I hate to accept it.
(v.i.)to feel hatred.
(n.)intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
the object of extreme aversion or hostility.

^* Syn: hate , abhor , detest imply feeling intense dislike or aversion toward something. hate , the simple and general word, suggests passionate dislike and a feeling of enmity: to hate autocracy.abhor expresses a deep-rooted horror and a sense of repugnance or complete rejection: to abhor cruelty.detest implies intense, even vehement, dislike and antipathy, besides a sense of disdain: to detest a combination of ignorance and arrogance.

Origin of hate:

bef. 900; ME hat(i)en, OE hatian (v.), c. OS haton, OHG hazzōn, ON hata, Go hatan

hat′er(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

hate, hatred(verb)
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
hate, detest(verb)
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
"I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

hate(verb)ɪt
to dislike very much
His employees hated him.; She hates going to the dentist.
hateɪt
sb does not like sth to happen
I hate it when people are late.
hateɪt
used to apologize for interrupting or asking for sth
I hate to bother you, but could we talk for a moment?
hate(noun)ɪt
≠ love
hate-filled emails; the hate in their eyes.

Webster Dictionary

Hate(noun)
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
Hate(noun)
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
Hate(noun)
to love less, relatively
Hate(u)
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