hate-read

hate·read
UK/ˈheɪtɹid/

verb

To read a blog, website, magazine, or book that one dislikes, for the pleasure one gets from criticizing or making fun of it.

Meanings

verbhate-read (third-person singular simple present hate-reads, present participle hate-reading, simple past and past participle hate-read)

present singular third person hate-reads · participle present hate-reading · alternative hate read · alternative hateread

  1. informalTo read a blog, website, magazine, or book that one dislikes, for the pleasure one gets from criticizing or making fun of it.
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APA

hate-read. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hate-read

MLA

“hate-read.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hate-read. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hate-read,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hate-read.

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