1. Noun
To have a great aversion to, with a strong desire that evil should befall the person toward whom the feeling is directed; to dislike intensely; to detest; as, to hate one's enemies; to hate hypocrisy.
2. Noun
To be very unwilling; followed by an infinitive, or a substantive clause with that; as, to hate to get into debt; to hate that anything should be wasted.
3. Noun
To love less, relatively.
4. Verb
Strong aversion coupled with desire that evil should befall the person toward whom the feeling is directed; as exercised toward things, intense dislike; hatred; detestation; -- opposed to love.
5. Noun
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
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