DictionaryhatePronunciation: (hāt), [key] —v., hat•ed, hat•ing, —n. —v.t. 1. to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry. 2. to be unwilling; dislike: I hate to do it. —v.i. to feel intense dislike, or extreme aversion or hostility. —n. 1. intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility. 2. the object of extreme aversion or hostility. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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