hate

I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hete; akin to Old High German haz hate, Greek kēdos care Date: before 12th century 1. a. intense hostility and aversion usually deriving from fear, anger, or sense of injury b. extreme dislike or antipathy ; loathing <

had a great hate of hard work

> 2. an object of hatred <

a generation whose finest hate had been big business — F. L. Paxson

> II. verb (hated; hating) Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to feel extreme enmity toward <

hates his country's enemies

> 2. to have a strong aversion to ; find very distasteful <

hated to have to meet strangers

> <

hate hypocrisy

> intransitive verb to express or feel extreme enmity or active hostility • hater noun Synonyms: hate, detest, abhor, abominate, loathe mean to feel strong aversion or intense dislike for. hate implies an emotional aversion often coupled with enmity or malice <

hated the enemy with a passion

>. detest suggests violent antipathy <

detests cowards

>. abhor implies a deep often shuddering repugnance <

a crime abhorred by all

>. abominate suggests strong detestation and often moral condemnation <

abominates all forms of violence

>. loathe implies utter disgust and intolerance <

loathed the mere sight of them

>.