Definition of hate noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hate

noun

/heɪt/

[uncountable] a very strong feeling of dislike for somebody synonym hatred
- She gave him a look of real hate.
- a strange relationship built on love and hate
- hate for somebody/something She was full of hate for the people who had betrayed her.
- a hate campaign (= cruel comments made about somebody over a period of time in order to damage their reputation)
Which Word? hate / hatred
hate / hatred
- These two words have a similar meaning. Hatred is more often used to describe a very strong feeling of dislike for a particular person or thing:
  Her deep hatred of her sister was obvious.
  a cat’s hatred of water.
  Hate is more often used when you are talking about this feeling in a general way:
  a look of pure hate
  people filled with hate.
Extra Examples
- In her eyes he could see naked hate.
- She became a hate figure for politicians on the left.
- He had received racist hate mail.
- His eyes were flashing with hate and anger.
- I have so much hate for that man.
- There were allegations of a hate campaign against the councillor.
Topics Preferences and decisionsb1, Feelingsb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- absolute
- pure
verb + hate
- be filled with
- be full of
- burn with
- …
hate + noun
- campaign
- figure
- mail
- …
preposition
- hate for
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[countable] (informal) a person or thing that you hate
- Plastic flowers have always been a particular hate of mine.
Topics Preferences and decisionsb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- pet
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