Synonyms for hates


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : heyt
Phonetic Transcription : heɪt

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Définition of hates

Origin :
  • Old English hatian "to hate," from Proto-Germanic *hatojanan (cf. Old Saxon haton, Old Norse hata, German hassen, Gothic hatan "to hate"), from PIE root *kad- "sorrow, hatred" (cf. Avestan sadra- "grief, sorrow, calamity," Greek kedos "care, trouble, sorrow," Welsh cas "pain, anger"). Related: Hated; hating. French haine (n.), hair (v.) are Germanic. Hate crime attested from 1988.
  • noun extreme dislike
  • verb dislike very strongly
Example sentences :
  • He hates to go, but he says it's his duty; the call is so loud.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various
  • An', well—I hates t' say it, but—well, they called her 'Walrus Liz.'
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • He hates the sight of her odious red wig as much now as we always did.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • It was the chance of a lifetime, especially to one who, like myself, hates heretics.
  • Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
  • It's sent as a warning to repent you of your sins, and it's howling because it hates to go back.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • Thomas hates to hurt anybody's feelings, and, even if he didn't want him, he'd hate to say so.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • "He hates to come, but he comes, nevertheless," thought the General.
  • Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger
  • Everything belongs to him—the key, the door, and even the woman who hates him.
  • Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant
  • I should think—because he hates that kind of thing on both sides.
  • Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • That Earl just hates the sight of her—can't bear to look at her a minute.
  • Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson

Antonyms for hates

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