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hateful

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hate·ful  (htfl)
adj.
1. Eliciting or deserving hatred.
2. Feeling or showing hatred; malevolent.
hateful·ly adv.
hateful·ness n.
Synonyms: hateful, detestable, odious, offensive, repellent
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 as hateful as ingratitude" Joseph Priestley.
Detestable applies to what arouses abhorrence or scorn: detestable crimes against humanity.
Something odious is the object of disgust, aversion, or intense displeasure: "a kind of slimy stuff ... of a most nauseous, odious smell" Daniel Defoe.
Offensive applies to what offends or excites displeasure: an offensive suggestion.
Something repellent arouses repugnance or disgust: repellent criminal behavior.
hateful
Adjective
causing or deserving hate
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.hateful - evoking or deserving hatred; "no vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude"- Joseph Priestly
undesirable, unwanted - not wanted; "undesirable impurities in steel"; "legislation excluding undesirable aliens";"removed the unwanted vegetation"
hostile - characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions"
offensive - unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"
lovable, loveable - having characteristics that attract love or affection; "a mischievous but lovable child"
2.hateful - characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood"
mean
nasty, awful - offensive or even (of persons) malicious; "in a nasty mood"; "a nasty accident"; "a nasty shock"; "a nasty smell"; "a nasty trick to pull"; "Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"- Ezra Pound
hateful
adjective horrible, despicable, offensive, foul, disgusting, forbidding, revolting, obscene, vile, repellent, obnoxious, repulsive, heinous, odious, repugnant, loathsome, abhorrent, abominable, execrable, detestable << OPPOSITE pleasant
Translations
Spanish hateful [ˈheɪtful] adj → odioso
French hateful [ˈheɪtful] adj → odieux/euse, détestable
German hateful [ˈheɪtful] hate adj → abscheulich
Italian hateful [ˈheɪtful] adj → odioso/a, detestabile
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And I realised just what your friendship had come to mean to me--just what YOU meant--and just what a hateful little beast I had been.
Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
The safeguards of virtue are hateful to those with evil intentions.
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"My friend," said the Undertaker Who Was a Member of a Trust, "this is a most hateful and injurious scheme.
Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
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