hateful
Americanadjective
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arousing hate or deserving to be hated.
the hateful oppression of dictators.
- Antonyms:
- praiseworthy, commendable, agreeable, likable
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unpleasant; dislikable; distasteful.
She found her domestic chores hateful.
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full of or expressing hate malignant; malevolent.
a hateful denunciatory speech.
adjective
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causing or deserving hate; loathsome; detestable
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full of or showing hate
Related Words
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.
Other Word Forms
- hatefully adverb
- hatefulness noun
- unhateful adjective
Etymology
Origin of hateful
Example Sentences
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They said the watchdog's online safety rules require tech firms to tackle illegal content and protect children from harmful material - including abusive or hateful content.
From BBC
The phrase is currently under consideration to be banned as part of new laws cracking down on "hateful" slogans after the Bondi Beach shootings.
From BBC
Mama and Daisy could do anything in the world with the hateful old things, but I couldn’t.
From Literature
Coventry said at a news conference last week that the IOC has a safeguarding unit that monitors the organization’s social media platforms for hateful messages.
From Los Angeles Times
And when users found her ode to being excited for the weekend, they showered the teenager with hateful comments.
From Salon
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