Meanings
plural hates
- countableuncountableAn object of hatred.
One of my pet hates is traffic wardens.
- InternetcountablemetonymicallyuncountableNegative feedback, abusive behaviour.
There was a lot of hate in the comments on my vlog about Lady Gaga from her fans.
present singular third person hates · participle present hating · participle past hated · past hated · first person past singular hated · archaic present second person singular hatest · past second person singular hated · archaic past second person singular hatedst · present singular third person hates · archaic present singular third person hateth · past singular third person hated · past plural hated · past subjunctive hated · participle present hating · participle past hated
- transitiveTo dislike intensely or greatly.
I hate to say it, but I know we're going to lose.
2 more examples
As a kid, I used to hate to cycle to school every morning.
People who hate broccoli may have super-sensitive taste buds.
1997, Popular Science, volume 251, number 4, page 34 - intransitiveTo experience a feeling of hatred.
- informalslangUsed in a phrasal verb: hate on.
I put ranch dressing on pizza. Please don't hate on me.
Synonyms & antonyms
antonym(s) of
nounthe emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*hataz
- Proto-Germanic*hatāną“to hate”
- Proto-West Germanic*hatēn
- Old Englishhatian“to hate, treat as an enemy”
- Middle Englishhaate
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱeh₂d-“angriness, hatred”
- Proto-Germanic*hataz“hate”
- Proto-West Germanic*hati
- Old Englishhete
- Old Norsehatr“hate”
- Old Englishhatian“to hate”
- Middle Englishhaate
- Englishhate
From Middle English haate, hat, hate (noun), probably from Old English hatian (“to hate”, verb) and/or Old Norse hatr (“hate”, noun). Merged with Middle English het, hete (“hate”), from Old English hete, from Proto-West Germanic *hati, from Proto-Germanic *hataz (“hate”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₂d- (“angriness, hatred”). Cognates Cognate with Dutch haat (“hatred”), German Hass, Haß (“hate, hatred”), Luxembourgish Haass (“hate, hatred”), Vilamovian hās (“hate, hatred”), Yiddish האַס (has, “hatred”), Danish had (“hate, hatred”), Faroese and Icelandic hatur (“hatred, spite, aversion”), Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish hat (“hate, hatred”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌹𐍃 (hatis, “hate, wrath”); also Breton and Cornish kas (“hatred”), Old Irish miscuis (“hatred”), Welsh cas (“hatred”), Oscan 𐌊𐌀𐌃𐌄𐌝𐌔 (kadeís, “enmity”), Ancient Greek κῆδος (kêdos, “care for others; troubles; mourning”), Sanskrit रि॒शाद॑स् (riśā́das, “benign or devouring or destroying enemies”). The verb is from Middle English haate, hate, haten, hatenn, hatien, hatiȝen, hatye, hatyn, heatien, from Old English hatian (“to hate, treat as an enemy”), from Proto-West Germanic *hatēn, from Proto-Germanic *hatāną (“to hate”), from Proto-Germanic *hataz, from the same root as above. Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian hoatje (“to hate”), West Frisian haatsje (“to hate”), Cimbrian haazan (“to hate”), Dutch haten (“to hate”), German hassen (“to hate”), Luxembourgish haassen (“to hate”), Yiddish האַסן (hasn, “to hate”), Danish hade (“to hate”), Icelandic, Faroese, and Swedish hata (“to hate”), Norwegian Bokmål hate (“to hate”), Norwegian Nynorsk hata, hate (“to hate”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌽 (hatan, “to hate”).
More words from Middle English, Old English, Old Norse
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Afrikaans haat
- haatto dislike intensely
Ancient Greek μῑσέω
- μῑσέω (mīséō)to dislike intensely
Arabic كَرِهَ, أَبْغَضَ
- كَرِهَ (kariha)to dislike intensely
- أَبْغَضَ (ʔabḡaḍa)to dislike intensely
Basque gorrotatu
- gorrotatuto dislike intensely
Bengali ঘৃণা করা
- ঘৃণা করা (ghrina kora)to dislike intensely
Bulgarian мра́зя, ненави́ждам
- мра́зя (mrázja)to dislike intensely
- ненави́ждам (nenavíždam)to dislike intensely
Catalan odiar
- odiarto dislike intensely
Chinese Cantonese 好憎, 憎
- 好憎 (hou² zang¹)to dislike intensely
- 憎 (zang¹)to dislike intensely
Chinese Mandarin 惡評 /恶评, 恨
- 惡評 /恶评 (èpíng)negative interaction in Internet
- 恨 (hèn)to dislike intensely
- 討厭 /讨厌 (tǎoyàn)to dislike intensely
- 仇恨 (chóuhèn)to dislike intensely
- 憎 (zēng)to dislike intensely
- 憎恨 (zēnghèn)to dislike intensely
- 嫌 (xián)to dislike intensely
- 恨惡 /恨恶 (hènwù)to dislike intensely
Czech nenávidět, nesnášet
- nenávidětto dislike intensely
- nesnášetto dislike intensely
Danish hade
- hadeto dislike intensely
Dutch haten
- hatento dislike intensely
Esperanto malami
- malamito dislike intensely
Estonian vihkama
- vihkamato dislike intensely
Finnish vihata, inhota
- vihatato dislike intensely
- inhotato dislike intensely
French haïr, détester
- haïrto dislike intensely
- détesterto dislike intensely
German hassen
- hassento dislike intensely
Greek μισώ, απεχθάνομαι
- μισώ (misó)to dislike intensely
- απεχθάνομαι (apechthánomai)to dislike intensely
Hebrew שָׂנֵא
- שָׂנֵא (sané)to dislike intensely
Hindi घृणा करना
- घृणा करना (ghŕṇā karnā)to dislike intensely
Hungarian gyűlöl, utál
- gyűlölto dislike intensely
- utálto dislike intensely
Icelandic hata
- hatato dislike intensely
Indonesian benci, membenci
- bencito dislike intensely
- membencito dislike intensely
Irish is fuath le
- is fuath leto dislike intensely
Italian odiare
- odiareto dislike intensely
Japanese ヘイト, 憎む
- ヘイト (heito)negative interaction in Internet
- 憎む (nikumu)to dislike intensely
- 嫌う (kirau)to dislike intensely
- 厭う (itou)to dislike intensely
- 嫌悪する (ken'o suru)to dislike intensely
Korean 싫어하다, 미워하다
- 싫어하다 (sireohada)to dislike intensely
- 미워하다 (miwohada)to dislike intensely
Latin ōdī, odiō
- ōdīto dislike intensely
- odiōto dislike intensely
Latvian ienīst, neciest
- ienīstto dislike intensely
- neciestto dislike intensely
Lithuanian neapkęsti
- neapkęstito dislike intensely
Malay benci
- bencito dislike intensely
Māori mauāhara
- mauāharato dislike intensely
Norwegian hate
- hateto dislike intensely
Persian نفرت داشتن, بیزار بودن
- نفرت داشتن (nefrat dâštan)to dislike intensely
- بیزار بودن (bizâr budan)to dislike intensely
Polish hejt, nienawidzić
- hejtnegative interaction in Internet
- nienawidzićto dislike intensely
Portuguese hate, odiar
- hatenegative interaction in Internet
- odiarto dislike intensely
Romanian hate, urî
- hatenegative interaction in Internet
- urîto dislike intensely
Russian хейт, ненави́деть
- хейт (xejt)negative interaction in Internet
- ненави́деть (nenavídetʹ)to dislike intensely
Slovak nenávidieť
- nenávidieťto dislike intensely
Spanish odiar
- odiarto dislike intensely
Swahili kuchukia
- kuchukiato dislike intensely
Swedish hata
- hatato dislike intensely
Tagalog mapoot
- mapootto dislike intensely
Tamil வெறு
- வெறு (veṟu)to dislike intensely
Thai เกลียด
- เกลียด (glìiat)to dislike intensely
Turkish nefret etmek, iğrenmek
- nefret etmekto dislike intensely
- iğrenmekto dislike intensely
- tiksinmekto dislike intensely
- ikrah etmekto dislike intensely
Ukrainian нелюбов, нена́видіти
- нелюбов (neljubov)negative interaction in Internet
- нена́видіти (nenávydity)to dislike intensely
Urdu گھرنا کرنا, نفرت کرنا
- گھرنا کرنا (ghŕṇā karnā)to dislike intensely
- نفرت کرنا (nafrat karna)to dislike intensely
Vietnamese ghét
- ghétto dislike intensely
Welsh casáu, bod yn gas gan
- casáuto dislike intensely
- bod yn gas ganto dislike intensely
Yiddish פֿײַנט האָבן, האַסן
- פֿײַנט האָבן (faynt hobn)to dislike intensely
- האַסן (hasn)to dislike intensely
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hate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hate
“hate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hate.
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