hate

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Etymology

From Middle English hate, probably from Old English hatian and/or Old Norse hatr.

The verb is from Middle English haten, from Old English hatian, from Proto-West Germanic *hatēn, from Proto-Germanic *hatāną, from Proto-Germanic *hataz, from the same root as above.

Pronunciation

• (RP, America, Canada) enPR: hāt, IPA: /heɪt/
• (Australia) IPA: /hæɪ̯t/

Noun

hate

1. An object of hatred.

   One of my pet hates is traffic wardens.

2. Hatred.

   He gave me a look filled with pure hate.

3. (Internet slang) Negative feedback, abusive behaviour.

   There was a lot of hate in the comments on my vlog about Lady Gaga from her fans.

Related terms

• hatel
• hatred

Translations

• Russian: хейт

Verb

hate (hates, present participle hating; simple past and past participle hated)

1. (transitive) To dislike intensely or greatly.
2. (intransitive) To experience hatred.
3. (informal, originally, AAVE) Used in a phrasal verb: hate on.

   I put ranch dressing on pizza. Please don't hate on me.

Conjugation Synonyms

• (to dislike intensely) See Thesaurus:hate

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “to dislike intensely”): See Thesaurus:love

Related terms

• heinous

Translations

• French: haïr, détester
• German: hassen
• Italian: odiare
• Portuguese: odiar
• Russian: ненави́деть
• Spanish: odiar

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