hate

hate

n.

hate

v.

1. To detest

   detest, abhor, execrate, abominate, loathe, scorn, despise, have an aversion toward, look at with loathing, spit upon, anathematize, curse, contemn, swear eternal enmity, dislike intensely, shudder at, not care for, sicken at, have enough of, be repelled by, feel repulsion for, have no use for, object to, bear malice, have ill feelings toward, bear a grudge against, spurn, shrink from, recoil from, disparage, shun, nauseate, denounce, resent, esteem slightly, curse, be sick of, be tired of, reject, revolt against, hold cheap, deride, have no taste for, have no stomach for, disfavor, look down upon, feel malice toward, hold aloof from, mislike, be malevolent, hold in contempt, have no use for, be disgusted with, view with horror, owe a grudge to, be down on*, look daggers at*, have it in for*, hate like poison*; see also dislike.

   Antonyms love*, adore*, worship. *

2. *To dislike; often used with infinitive or participle

   object to, rebel, recoil from, shrink from, shudder at, think nothing of, not like, have no liking for, find abhorrent, be set against, find obnoxious, not relish the idea, shun, avoid, mind, have no taste for, have no stomach for, be disinclined, disapprove of, wish to avoid, struggle against, shun, pull back from, demur, feel sick at, put off, hesitate, eschew, not have the heart to, wish to abstain from, keep clear of, steer clear of, quail from, turn from, wince from, blench from, be reluctant, shy away*, turn up one's nose at*, look coldly upon*, look down upon*, speak ill of*, look down one's nose*, get on one's high horse*, hold cheap*, be cold about*.

   Antonyms like*, favor*, approve.

hate implies a feeling of great dislike or aversion, and, with persons as the object, connotes the bearing of malice; detest implies vehement dislike or antipathy; despise suggests a looking down with great contempt upon the person or thing one hates; abhor implies a feeling of great repugnance or disgust; loathe implies utter abhorrence See also syn. study at despise.