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- Dictionaryhateful/ˈheɪtf(ʊ)l/
adjective
- 1. arousing, deserving of, or filled with hatred: "that hateful arrogant woman"
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The meaning of HATEFUL is full of hate : malicious. How to use hateful in a sentence.
filled with or causing strong dislike: She said some hateful things about me. (Definition of hateful from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of hateful. hateful.
Anything hateful has something to do with strong feelings of dislike, whether it's saying something hateful about a person you despise or the hateful practices of a country's oppressive government.
hateful. adjective. old-fashioned us / ˈheɪt.f ə l / uk / ˈheɪt.f ə l /. Add to word list. very unpleasant: I never wear gray because it reminds me of my hateful school uniform. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Serious and unpleasant. abominable.
Hateful refers to what evokes hatred or deep animosity: "No vice is universally so hateful as ingratitude" (Joseph Priestley). Detestable applies to what arouses abhorrence or scorn: detestable crimes against humanity.
Hateful definition: arousing hate or deserving to be hated. See examples of HATEFUL used in a sentence.
1. adjective. Someone or something that is hateful is extremely bad or unpleasant. [old-fashioned] I'm sorry. That was a hateful thing to say. 2. adjective. Someone who is hateful hates someone else. These are not necessarily hateful, malicious people. Synonyms: malicious, malevolent, spiteful, hating More Synonyms of hateful.
There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word hateful. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Definition of hateful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
extremely unpleasant or unkind: She called me the most hateful names. (Definition of hateful from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
