love-hate

adjective

: feeling or showing a mixture of love and hate

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Dolphin Plank Pose This pose is similar to the regular forearm plank that most athletes have a love-hate relationship with. Amber Sayer, Outside Online, 24 Feb. 2025 Kim plays Min-hui, who has held a love-hate relationship with Min-ja since childhood. Sara Merican, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025 Choi plays Ko Gyeom, a movie buff turned critic, who crosses paths with Park’s Kim Mu-bee, a director who enters the film industry out of a love-hate relationship with her father, after years apart. Chad De Guzman, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025 His love-hate relationship with bestie Kate Chastain kept many seasons afloat, especially when the two were at each other’s throats. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024 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 3 Mar. 2025.

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