Definition of 'hateful'
1. adjective
[old-fashioned]
2. adjective
Someone who is hateful hates someone else.
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hateful in British English
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hatefully (ˈhatefully) adverb
hatefulness (ˈhatefulness)
noun
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hateful in American English
adjective
SYNONYMY NOTE: hateful is applied to that which provokes extreme dislike or aversion; odious stresses a disagreeable or offensive quality in that which is hateful; detestable refers to that which arouses vehement dislike or antipathy; obnoxious is applied to that which is very objectionable to one and causes great annoyance
or discomfort by its presence; that is repugnant which is so distasteful or offensive that one offers strong resistance to it; that
is abhorrent which is regarded with extreme repugnance or disgust; abominable is applied to that which is execrably or degradingly offensive or loathsome2.
causing or deserving hate; loathsome; detestable; odious
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Derived forms
hatefully (ˈhatefully)
adverb
hatefulness (ˈhatefulness)
noun
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hateful in American English
(ˈheitfəl)
adjective
SYNONYMS 1. abominable, execrable, abhorrent, repugnant; invidious, loathsome. hateful, obnoxious, odious, offensive refer to something that causes strong dislike or annoyance. hateful implies actually causing hatred or extremely strong dislike: The sight of him is hateful to me. obnoxious emphasizes causing annoyance or discomfort by objectionable qualities: His persistence made him seem obnoxious. His piggish manners made him obnoxious to
his companions. odious emphasizes the disagreeable or displeasing: an odious little man; odious servility. offensive emphasizes the distaste and resentment caused by something that may be either displeasing
or insulting: an offensive odor, remark. ANTONYMS 1. likable, agreeable; commendable, praiseworthy.Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019
by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
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hatefully adverb
hatefulness
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