hatable

US: (hā′tə bəl)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

hat•a•ble  (hā′tə bəl), adj. 

1. hateable.

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hate /heɪt/   v., hat•ed, hat•ing, n. 
v. 

1. to dislike intensely;
   detest:
   [~ + object] They hate violence.
2. to be unwilling;
   dislike: [~ + to + verb]
   [not: be + ~-ing] I hate to say I told you so.
   [~ + verb-ing]
   I hate getting up so early.

n. 

3. intense dislike;
   extreme hostility:
   [uncountable] enemies who are full of hate.
4. the object of extreme dislike or hostility:
   [countable] Murder and violence were his greatest hates.

hat•ed, adj. 
hat•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

hate  (hāt), v., hat•ed, hat•ing, n. 
v.t. 

1. to dislike intensely or passionately;
   feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward;
   detest:
   to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
2. to be unwilling;
   dislike:
   I hate to do it.

v.i. 

3. to feel intense dislike, or extreme aversion or hostility.

n. 

4. intense dislike;
   extreme aversion or hostility.
5. the object of extreme aversion or hostility.

• bef. 900; Middle English hat(i)en, Old English hatian (verb, verbal); cognate with Dutch haten, Old Norse hata, Gothic hatan, German hassen

hat′er, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. loathe, execrate; despise.
  Hate, abhor, detest, abominate imply feeling intense dislike or aversion toward something.
  Hate, the simple and general word, suggests passionate dislike and a feeling of enmity:
  to hate autocracy.
  Abhor expresses a deep-rooted horror and a sense of repugnance or complete rejection:
  to abhor cruelty; Nature abhors a vacuum.
  Detest implies intense, even vehement, dislike and antipathy, besides a sense of disdain:
  to detest a combination of ignorance and arrogance.
  Abominate expresses a strong feeling of disgust and repulsion toward something thought of as unworthy, unlucky, or the like:
  to abominate treachery.

Antonyms

• 1. love.

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hate / heɪt/ verb

1. to dislike (something) intensely; detest
2. (intransitive) to be unwilling (to be or do something)

noun

1. intense dislike
2. a person or thing that is hated (esp in the phrase pet hate)
3. (modifier) expressing or arousing feelings of hatred: hate mail

Etymology: Old English hatian; related to Old Norse hata, Old Saxon hatōn, Old High German hazzēn

ˈhateable, ˈhatable adjective