Word Meaning

hates definition and meaning

n. 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 hate one's enemies; to hate hypocrisy.
n. To be very unwilling; followed by an infinitive, or a substantive clause with that; as, to hate to get into debt; to hate that anything should be wasted.
n. To love less, relatively.
v. 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 love.

Crossword clues for hates

- Abhor
- Aversion to adjusting the heat
- bug bear
- Can’t stomach the terrible heat
- Despise
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- Detest
- Dislike greatly
- Dislike intensely
- Extreme dislike
- Hatred
- Intense dislike
- Intense emotion
- Odium
- reprove
- Strong negative emotion
- Abhors
- Detests
- Detests making haste rashly
- Dislikes
- Dislikes greatly
- Dislikes intensely
- Greatly dislikes
- Loathes