Definitions for hateful
ˈheɪt fəlhate·ful

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hatefuladjective

   evoking or deserving hatred

   "no vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude"- Joseph Priestly

2. hateful, meanadjective

   characterized by malice

   "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hatefuladjective

   Evoking a feeling of hatred.

2. hatefuladjective

   Dislikeable.

3. hatefuladjective

   Full of hate.

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

1. Hatefuladjective

   Etymology: hate and full.

   1. That which causes abhorrence; odious; abominable; detestable.

   My name’s Macbeth.
   —— The devil himself could not pronounce a title
   More hateful to mine ear. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   There is no vice more hateful to God and man than ingratitude. Henry Peacham.

   What owe I to his commands
   Who hates me, and hath hither thrust me down,
   To sit in hateful office here confin’d,
   Inhabitant of heav’n, and heav’nly born? John Milton, Par. Lost.

   I hear the tread
   Of hateful steps: I must be viewless now. John Milton.

   But Umbriel, hateful gnome! forbears not so;
   He breaks the vial whence the sorrows flow. Alexander Pope.

   2. Abhorrent; detesting; malignant; malevolent.

   Palamon, compell’d
   No more to try the fortune of the field;
   And, worse than death, to view with hateful eyes
   His rival’s conquest, and renounce the prize. Dryden.

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1. hateful

   Hateful refers to something that is causing or expressing intense dislike, disgust, or distaste. It characterizes extreme hostility, ill will, or malevolence towards someone or something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hatefuladjective

   manifesting hate or hatred; malignant; malevolent

2. Hatefuladjective

   exciting or deserving great dislike, aversion, or disgust; odious

Anagrams for hateful »

1. heatful

How to pronounce hateful?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hateful in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hateful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of hateful in a Sentence

1. Mayor Joe Riley:

   This bigoted hateful act touched the hearts of citizens around the world.

2. Shivam Patel:

   It's a sad irony in the fact that the free speech movement was founded here and tonight, someone's free speech got shut down, it might have been hateful speech, but it's still his right to speak.

3. The Minnesota Democrat:

   We have a moral duty to combat hateful ideologies in our own country and around the world -- and that includes both anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, in a democracy, we can and should have an open, respectful debate about Middle East that focuses on policy. Branding criticism of Israel as automatically anti-Semitic has a chilling effect on our public discourse and makes it harder to achieve a peaceful solution between Israelis and Palestinians. Threats of violence -- like those made against Rep. Omar -- are never acceptable.

4. Alphonso David:

   The Tennessee state legislature is continuing on a discriminatory rampage to craft hateful bills that harm LGBTQ children, and signing this bill into law would hurt all Tennesseeans, including and especially LGBTQ youth.

5. Kim Glass:

   As I was leaving lunch, I was outside saying goodbye to a friend and this homeless man ran up. He had something in his hand, he was on the side of the car in the street, and he just like looked at me with some pretty hateful eyes and as I go to tell my friend I think something is wrong with him, before I knew it a big metal bolt like pipe hit me. It happened so fast, he literally flung it from the street.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hateful
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hateful
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=hateful
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hateful