hate

/heɪt/

intense dislike

She hates spicy food.

She strongly dislikes spicy food.

informal

to feel intense dislike or hostility toward someone or something

He hates waking up early.

He strongly dislikes getting up early in the morning.

They hate each other.

They have a strong mutual dislike.

Often used to express strong negative feelings about people, things, or situations.

Collocations

hate to say itregretfully admithate doing somethingstrongly dislike doing somethinghate to break it to youregretfully inform you

public speech that expresses hate or encourages violence

a crime motivated by racial, religious, ethnic, or other bias

Use 'hate' for very strong dislike, not mild dislike.

'Hate' is often followed by a noun or gerund (e.g., 'I hate running').

Overusing 'hate' can make your speech sound overly negative. Use synonyms like 'dislike' for milder feelings.

Old English 'hatian', from Proto-Germanic 'hatōn', related to Old Norse 'hata' and Gothic 'hatjan'.

Can be used in both informal and formal contexts, though it is stronger than 'dislike'. Often followed by a noun or gerund.

hate

intense dislike

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