English dictionary
hate
/h/eI/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Strong aversion coupled with desire that evil should befall the person toward whom the feeling is directed; as exercised toward things, intense dislike; hatred; detestation; -- opposed to <i>love</i>.
Source: webster1913
verb
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dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
ExamplesI hate Mexican food.
Synonyms detestSource: WordNet 3.0
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To have a great aversion to, with a strong desire that evil should befall the person toward whom the feeling is directed; to dislike intensely; to detest; as, to <i>hate</i> one's enemies; to <i>hate</i> hypocrisy.
Source: webster1913