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   hateful

   /ˈheɪtf(ʊ)l/

   adjective

   • 1. arousing, deserving of, or filled with hatred: "that hateful arrogant woman"
   • ▪ very unpleasant: "a hateful dress"

   Derivatives

   • 1. hatefully adverb
   • 2. hatefulness noun

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   What is the difference between hateful and detestable?

   • hate′ful·ness n. These often interchangeable adjectives describe what elicits or deserves strong dislike, distaste, or revulsion. Hateful refers to what evokes hatred or deep animosity: "No vice is universally so hateful as ingratitude" (Joseph Priestley). Detestable applies to what arouses abhorrence or scorn: detestable crimes against humanity.

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   What is the adjective for hateful?

   • 1 adj Someone or something that is hateful is extremely bad or unpleasant. I'm sorry. That was a hateful thing to say. 2 adj Someone who is hateful hates someone else. These are not necessarily hateful, malicious people. Add your entry in the Collaborative Dictionary.

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   Where did the word 'hateful' come from?

   • We can trace hateful back to the Old English hete, "hatred, spite, or malice." Its earliest meaning was simply "full of hate," and by the late 1500s the definition expanded to "exciting hate."

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   What is the meaning of hate?

   • 1. arousing or deserving hate: hateful oppression. 2. unpleasant; dislikable: hateful chores. 3. full of or expressing hate; malevolent: a hateful speech. hate′ful•ness, n.

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   What is the difference between hateful and mean?

   • is that hateful is evoking a feeling of hatred while mean is common; general. to intend. a method or course of action used to achieve some result. Evoking a feeling of hatred. Dislikeable. Full of hatred. To intend. # ( label) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.

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   What is a hateful person?

   • He's someone who has spoken in vulgar and harsh terms about women, as well as in ugly and hateful ways about immigrants and other minorities. European countries generally take a very lenient approach to free speech, granting the government broad powers to censor any expression deemed hateful.

   HATEFUL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Hateful means very unpleasant or filled with or causing strong dislike. Learn more about the meaning, usage and synonyms of hateful with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   Learn the meaning of hateful as an adjective, with synonyms, example sentences, word history, and etymology. Hateful means full of hate, malicious, or deserving of hate.

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   adjective. arousing hate or deserving to be hated: the hateful oppression of dictators. Synonyms: loathsome, invidious, repugnant, abhorrent, execrable, abominable. Antonyms: commendable, praiseworthy, agreeable, likable. unpleasant; dislikable; distasteful: She found her domestic chores hateful. full of or expressing hate malignant; malevolent:

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   Definitions of hateful. adjective. evoking or deserving hatred. “"no vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude"- Joseph Priestly” synonyms: undesirable, unwanted. not wanted. hostile. characterized by enmity or ill will. abominable, detestable, execrable, odious. unequivocally detestable. unlovable. incapable of inspiring love or affection.

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   What does the word hateful mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word hateful. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word hateful? About 1 occurrence per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the word hateful pronounced?

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   Hateful means causing or deserving hate, or full of or showing hate. Find out the synonyms, antonyms, translations and examples of hateful in different contexts.

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   Hateful means very unpleasant or filled with or causing strong dislike. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts and see synonyms and translations.