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. [ 1913 Webster ]
For in a wink the false love turns to hate. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer. 1 John iii. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]
I hate that he should linger here. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
And worse than death, to view with hateful eyes
His rival's conquest. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Unhappy, wretched, hateful day! Shak.
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a. Hateful; detestable. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. one who arouses hatred for others by speech or writing. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. One who hates. [ 1913 Webster ]
An enemy to God, and a hater of all good. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]