Meaning

4 senses
  1. Evoking a feeling of hatred.

    häßlich, gehässig

    ненави́стныйnenavístnyj

    нена́виснийnenávysnyj

    evoking or deserving hatred

  2. Dislikeable.

    отврати́тельныйotvratítelʹnyj, омерзи́тельныйomerzítelʹnyj

  3. Full of hatred.

    hasserfüllt

    по́лный не́навистиpólnyj nénavisti

  4. (metonymically)Bigoted.

Examples

36 sentences
  1. I can't believe Tom said such hateful things about Mary.

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  2. What a hateful thing to say!

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  3. What a hateful thing to do!

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  4. I can't believe that Tom said such hateful things about Mary.

    deEs ist nicht zu fassen, dass Tom so gehässig über Maria geredet hat.

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  5. Sami posted hateful notes around campus.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
evoking hatred:
Русский
By meaning 3
evoking hatred:
dislikable:
full of hate:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
evoking hatred:
full of hate:

Origin

From Middle English hateful. By surface analysis, hate + -ful.

From Middle English hateful. By surface analysis, hate + -ful.

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Forms

hatefuller/more hateful, hatefullest/most hateful

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • characterized by malice:mean

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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