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

love-hate relationship

noun

/ˌlʌv ˈheɪt rɪleɪʃnʃɪp/

/ˌlʌv ˈheɪt rɪleɪʃnʃɪp/

[usually singular]

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a relationship in which your feelings for somebody/something are a mixture of love and hate
- She has a love-hate relationship with her job.
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