as in to despise
to dislike strongly
she hates her job, she hates her friends, and she hates her life!
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as in hatred
a very strong dislike
hate can sometimes be replaced with tolerance when people meet face to face
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as in enemy
something or someone that is hated
the Alaska pipeline is a pet hate of environmentalists
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Recent Examples of hate
Ellie Pithers, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2025
Experts said other groups beyond faith institutions could follow Metropolitan’s lead at a time when hate and anti-government extremist groups are on the rise and some conservative organizations are stepping up efforts to dismantle civil rights policies and laws.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Alaa Elassar, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
The presentation will also explore anti-Jewish myths and tropes and connections between antisemitism and other forms of hate.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Moths hate light and movement, so this can also help disturb them.
—Ellie Pithers, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2025
Experts said other groups beyond faith institutions could follow Metropolitan’s lead at a time when hate and anti-government extremist groups are on the rise and some conservative organizations are stepping up efforts to dismantle civil rights policies and laws.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Noun
Swastikas are a notorious symbol of hate, antisemitism and White supremacy tracing to the murderous legacy of Germany’s Nazi Party and the Holocaust.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
The presentation will also explore anti-Jewish myths and tropes and connections between antisemitism and other forms of hate.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hate
Verb
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Among the many things Kingsley Amis despised was the notion that a writer might regard himself as an artist.—
Rachel Cusk,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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Hart despises him and his blundering height, despises the hokey sentimentality of Oklahoma!—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2025
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Flanked by cardboard cutouts of the 37th U.S. President bowling, the brothers discuss much more than their hatred of the man, including dropping out of law school, pro sports, and credit cards.—
Will DiGravio,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
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Our region has enough violence, hatred and incitement without more being added from the outside.—
Beren Cross,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Do Trump and Vance and their administration regard Ukraine as an ally and Putin’s Russia as an enemy?—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
18 Feb. 2025
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At the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), dictator Francisco Franco declared victory and punished everyone who had opposed him: imprisonment or execution for those at the top of his enemies list and a purge in employment possibilities for others.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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One point that has been made is that President Trump, like President Reagan before him, has an abhorrence of nuclear weapons and would like to pursue a policy of denuclearization.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
6 Feb. 2025
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What distinguishes the extreme far-left from the far-right, however, is an abhorrence for meaningless violence, death and terrorism — at least against people, anti-fascists and experts on the movement told USA TODAY.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
5 Jan. 2025
Noun
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One of her friends—not at the party—was having a difficult time dealing with a host of phobias that included diseases, disease vectors, and potluck-type situations.—
Hannah Gold,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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The person with a phobia does not want to be terrified of spiders.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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During Donald Trump's first four years in office, Kennedy Center officials were forced to walk a public tightrope between the tradition of the president attending the ceremony and the open antipathy toward Trump from multiple honorees.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Dec. 2024
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During President-elect Donald Trump's first four years in office, Kennedy Center officials were forced to walk a public tightrope between the tradition of the president attending the ceremony and the open antipathy toward Trump from multiple honorees.—
ASHRAF KHALIL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
9 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Much of Trump’s detestation of the Hollywood establishment is of course performative, one more nemesis to cast in his Sorkinian screenplay.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Between the lines: Many undecideds are painfully trying to balance their sense of obligation with their detestation for Trump, as USA Today first detailed on Thursday.—
Erin Doherty,
Axios,
14 Dec. 2024
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We are told that Saudi Arabia still conditions peace with Israel on the creation of one, and voices across the West might leave a listener thinking that anything else would be a historical abomination.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Harris painted Trump as a criminal, a moral abomination, a would-be dictator whose dangerous rhetoric should disqualify him from office.—
Matthew Karp,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Hate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hate. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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