Syn. -- To Hate, Abhor, Detest, Abominate, Loathe. Hate is the generic
word, and implies that one is inflamed with extreme dislike. We abhor
what is deeply repugnant to our sensibilities or feelings. We detest
what contradicts so utterly our principles and moral sentiments that we
feel bound to lift up our voice against it. What we abominate does
equal violence to our moral and religious sentiments. What we loathe is
offensive to our own nature, and excites unmingled disgust. Our Savior
is said to have hated the deeds of the Nicolaitanes; his language shows
that he loathed the lukewarmness of the Laodiceans; he detested the
hypocrisy of the scribes and Pharisees; he abhorred the suggestions of
the tempter in the wilderness.
Hate, n. [OE. hate, hete, AS. hete; akin to D. haat, G. hass, Icel.
hatr, SW. hat, Dan. had, Goth. hatis. Cf. Hate, v.] Strong aversion
coupled with desire that evil should befall the person toward whom the
feeling is directed; as exercised toward things, intense dislike;
hatred; detestation; -- opposed to love.
For in a wink the false love turns to hate.
Tennyson.
Hate"ful (-fl), a. 1. Manifesting hate or hatred; malignant;
malevolent. [Archaic or R.]
And worse than death, to view with hateful eyes His rival's
conquest.
Dryden.