📖 Definitions of "Hates"
noun
- 1
An object of hatred.
"One of my pet hates is traffic wardens."
- 2
Hatred.
"He gave me a look filled with pure hate."
- 3
Negative feedback, abusive behaviour.
verb
- 1
To dislike intensely or greatly.
- 2
To experience hatred.
"Do not fear; he who fears hates; he who hates kills. — attributed to Gandhi"
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hates"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| hatrednoun | A strong aversion; an intense dislike. |
| detestverb | (transitive) To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe. |
| abhorsverb | (transitive) To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward. |
| coercesverb | (transitive) To use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in an attempt to compel one to act against their will. |
| despisesverb | To regard with contempt or scorn. |
| detestsverb | (transitive) To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe. |
| gutsverb | (by extension, informal) Courage; determination. |
| likesverb | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of. |
| loathesverb | (transitive) To detest, hate, or revile (someone or something). |
| sucksverb | (transitive) To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast). |
| wantsverb | (transitive) To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave, hanker, or demand. |
| abominatesverb | (transitive, colloquial) To dislike strongly. |
| execratesverb | (transitive) To feel loathing for; to abhor. |
| deploresverb | (transitive) To condemn; to express strong disapproval of. |
| resentsverb | (transitive) To feel resentment over; to consider as an affront. |
| vilifiesverb | (transitive) To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of. |
| begrudgesverb | To give reluctantly. |
| dislikesverb | (transitive) To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like. |
| revilesverb | (ambitransitive) To attack (someone) with abusive language. |
| scornsverb | (transitive) To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise. |
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