Definition of hate

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hate    (ht) KEY 

VERB:
hat·ed, hat·ing, hates
VERB:
tr.

1. 1. To feel hostility or animosity toward.
   2. To detest.
2. To feel dislike or distaste for: hates washing dishes.

VERB:
intr.

To feel hatred.

NOUN:

1. Intense animosity or dislike; hatred.
2. An object of detestation or hatred: My pet hate is tardiness.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English haten, from Old English hatian. N., Middle English from Old English hete

OTHER FORMS:
hater(Noun)