love-hate

adjective

: feeling or showing a mixture of love and hate

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Philpot took a trip down memory lane while discussing past seasons of the show, recalling the alternating love-hate relationship between Jean Smart’s Deborah Vance and Hannah Einbinder’s Ava Daniels. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 19 June 2026 Still, people have a love-hate relationship with robots. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 June 2026 Williams-Dillard recalled decades of editing Fitzgerald, building the sort of love-hate professional bond any writer-editor pair develops over time. Matt Moret, New York Times, 2 June 2026 Determined to rewrite her destiny, Dan-sim sets out to realize Seo-ri’s dream of becoming a famous actress…and develops a love-hate relationship with Se-gye along the way. Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for love-hate

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“Love-hate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/love-hate. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.

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