verb

hates

hates, detests

He hates waking up early.

He hates waking up early.

My cat hates the dog.

My cat hates the dog.

((sth.)) to dislike (sth.) intensely She hates spiders.

((-ing)) to dislike doing (sth.) He hates doing the dishes.

Synonyms: detest, loathe, despise; Antonyms: love, like, adore

From Old English 'hatian' (to hate), of Germanic origin.

'Hate' sounds a bit like 'hot'. Imagine a hot, burning anger when you think of this word.

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