hateful

[ heyt-fuhl ]
/ ˈheɪt fəl /

adjective

arousing hate or deserving to be hated: the hateful oppression of dictators.
unpleasant; dislikable; distasteful: She found her domestic chores hateful.
full of or expressing hate; malignant; malevolent: a hateful denunciatory speech.

Origin of hateful

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at hate, -ful

SYNONYMS FOR hateful

1 abominable, execrable, abhorrent, repugnant; invidious, loathsome. Hateful, obnoxious, odious, offensive refer to something that causes strong dislike or annoyance. Hateful implies actually causing hatred or extremely strong dislike: The sight of him is hateful to me. Obnoxious emphasizes causing annoyance or discomfort by objectionable qualities: His persistence made him seem obnoxious. His piggish manners made him obnoxious to his companions. Odious emphasizes the disagreeable or displeasing: an odious little man; odious servility. Offensive emphasizes the distaste and resentment caused by something that may be either displeasing or insulting: an offensive odor, remark.

OTHER WORDS FROM hateful

hate·ful·ly, adverb hate·ful·ness, noun un·hate·ful, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for hateful

hateful
/ (ˈheɪtfʊl) /

adjective

causing or deserving hate; loathsome; detestable
full of or showing hate

Derived forms of hateful

hatefully, adverb hatefulness, noun