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The world's a mean place. It's unfair, then it's fair. It's hateful, then it's loving. It's a very peculiar place on philosophical and metaphysical and religious levels.
Tim Allen

Meaning of "hateful" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HATEFUL

hateful  [ˈheɪtfʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HATEFUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hateful is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HATEFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hateful in the English dictionary

The definition of hateful in the dictionary is causing or deserving hate; loathsome; detestable. Other definition of hateful is full of or showing hate.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HATEFUL


affrightful
əˈfraɪtfʊl
basketful
ˈbɑːskɪtfʊl
bucketful
ˈbʌkɪtfʊl
crateful
ˈkreɪtfʊl
debateful
dɪˈbeɪtfʊl
delightful
dɪˈlaɪtfʊl
despiteful
dɪˈspaɪtfʊl
fateful
ˈfeɪtfʊl
fitful
ˈfɪtfʊl
frightful
ˈfraɪtfʊl
grateful
ˈɡreɪtfʊl
ingrateful
ɪnˈɡreɪtfʊl
insightful
ˈɪnsaɪtfʊl
lightful
ˈlaɪtfʊl
plateful
ˈpleɪtfʊl
pocketful
ˈpɒkɪtfʊl
rightful
ˈraɪtfʊl
spiteful
ˈspaɪtfʊl
sprightful
ˈspraɪtfʊl
ungrateful
ʌnˈɡreɪtfʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HATEFUL

hatchment
hatchway
hate
hate a person´s guts
hate campaign
hate crime
hate mail
hate speech
hateable
hated
hatefully
hatefulness
hateless
hatelessness
hater
hateworthy
Hatfield
hatful
hatguard
hath

WORDS THAT END LIKE HATEFUL

careful
disgraceful
distasteful
forceful
graceful
hasteful
hopeful
ireful
peaceful
purposeful
requiteful
resourceful
shameful
spriteful
suspenseful
tasteful
untasteful
useful
vengeful
wasteful

Synonyms and antonyms of hateful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HATEFUL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hateful» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of hateful

Translation of «hateful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HATEFUL

Find out the translation of hateful to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hateful from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hateful» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

可恨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

odioso
570 millions of speakers

English

hateful
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घृणित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بغيض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ненавистным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

odiosa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘৃণ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

odieux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kebencian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hassenswert
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

憎い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

증오
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sengit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hận thù
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெறுப்பாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

द्वेषपूर्ण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nefret dolu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

odioso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nienawistnych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ненависним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de ură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μισητό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

haatlik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hatiskt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hatsk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hateful

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HATEFUL»

The term «hateful» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.793 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HATEFUL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hateful

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10 QUOTES WITH «HATEFUL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hateful.
1
Tim Allen
The world's a mean place. It's unfair, then it's fair. It's hateful, then it's loving. It's a very peculiar place on philosophical and metaphysical and religious levels.
2
John Avlon
First, I think more Americans need to declare their independence from partisan politics on both sides. The more that Americans declare their independence, the more the parties will have to compete for their votes using reason rather than the hateful appeals.
3
Karl Barth
Man can certainly flee from God... but he cannot escape him. He can certainly hate God and be hateful to God, but he cannot change into its opposite the eternal love of God which triumphs even in his hate.
4
Max Beerbohm
Of all the objects of hatred, a woman once loved is the most hateful.
5
Quentin Blake
The hateful thing about most hotels nowadays is that they only have duvets. I hate duvets.
6
Grover Cleveland
Communism is a hateful thing, and a menace to peace and organized government.
7
Gary Coleman
I try to understand people who aren't as smart as me and not be hateful.
8
Nick Denton
The idea of harnessing the intelligence of the readership has been lost in the quest for Facebook likes. For many, readers have become synonymous with hateful commenters. It's time for a renewed push to realize some of the original dreams of the web.
9
Erik Erikson
Children love and want to be loved and they very much prefer the joy of accomplishment to the triumph of hateful failure. Do not mistake a child for his symptom.
10
Oriana Fallaci
Whether it comes from a despotic sovereign or an elected president, from a murderous general or a beloved leader, I see power as an inhuman and hateful phenomenon.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HATEFUL»

Discover the use of hateful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hateful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Hateful and the Obscene: Studies in the Limits of Free ...
The Hateful and the Obscene is intended to fill that gap. L.W. Sumner brings philosophical depth and theoretical rigour to some of the most important and difficult questions concerning free expression.
L. W. Sumner, 2004
2
A Hateful Wind
What follows is a whirlwind that tragically catches up the very people closest to McGowan, setting him off on a path of fury and vengeance unequalled to anything the reader has seen to this point in the anterior novels, Wolf Laurel and ...
Lee Martin, 2011
3
Fighting Words: The Politics of Hateful Speech
Sets the rise of campus hate speech in a national context by examining our changing society, by focusing on the political debates of our time, and by exploring the constitutional struggles between equality and freedom of speech, and between ...
Laurence R. Marcus, 1996
4
Tilling the hateful earth: agricultural production and trade ...
Tilling the Hateful Earth explores farming in the countryside of the most prosperous region of the late Roman empire, the eastern provinces governed from the new capital of Constantinople.
Michael Decker, 2009
5
Confessions of a Poets Heart: Dejavu a Hateful World
This book is about love, hate, evny, greed and society it's a book for the people and by the people, it's a book that tells a story threw bio and poetry you would know of my journey from a child up until now, and from now till hear on ...
Gabriel D. Smith Jr, 2009
6
Hateful Comparisons
THIS 14 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Science of Success, by Julia Seton. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1564597954.
Julia Seton, 2010
7
The Hateful Thing of Evil
Nor does he believe in a hidden portal buried deep within such a closet, providing access to a world of terror. But you'll soon learn that the main character in this story is deserving of every moment of terror.
Tom Raimbault, 2009
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The Practical Works: Sermons on the new creature, invitation ...
To excite this affection, look upon it as that which is truly hateful, as that which has all in it that is hateful, as^that which has nothing in it but what is hateful. It is truly hateful, as being wholly and perfectly evil ; a direct contrariety to the chief good ...
David Clarkson, 1865
9
Justifying Belief: Stanley Fish and the Work of Rhetoric
The debate, then, is framed as one between the rational (deciding not to utter speech that is clearly hurtful to others) and the irrational (purposely uttering speech that is hateful or being unaware of the fact that such speech is hateful).
Gary A. Olson, 2002
10
The Bankers' Magazine, and Statistical Register
Editor B. M. Hateful money ! hateful money ! (cried Y , the economist, despairingly ,) as he came from the Committee of Finance, where a project of paper money had just been discussed. What's the matter f (said I.) What is the moaning of this ...
‎1873

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HATEFUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hateful is used in the context of the following news items.
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Silence the Negative and Hateful Noise and Fight for Your Dream
Just because someone tells you that you are out of your mind or that you're dreaming way too big, it doesn't mean you have to listen! «Entrepreneur, Jul 15»
2
Civil Rights Unit investigating hateful slurs on Beard Elementary …
The CPD Civil Rights Unit is investigating after hateful slurs were discovered Sunday morning on Beard Elementary School in Norwood Park. «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Op-ed: San Francisco's Hateful Bishop Is Dead Wrong About Trans …
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone denies the existence of transgender people. Maybe he should actually meet a trans person before making up ... «Advocate.com, Jul 15»
4
Big Brother 2015: Danny Wisker's hateful tweets revealed to …
Danny Wisker had cause to get a little red faced in the Big Brother house last night, after his Mr Nice Guy reputation was marred more than a ... «Unreality TV, Jul 15»
5
Watch the Full 'The Hateful Eight' Comic Con Panel
Here is the full panel for the new Quentin Tarantino film, The Hateful Eight, which will hit theaters this coming Christmas. And while other panels ... «/FILM, Jul 15»
6
The Fight Over the Confederate Flag Has Turned Into a Hateful
Most of them didn't vote that way because they think the flag is racist or hateful. They also didn't do it to get votes because they know that 90% ... «Town Hall, Jul 15»
7
Get Beyond Hateful Acts and Labels With These Four Tools
Most Americans do not share Trumps hateful views of Mexicans and immigrants. Bullies like him are celebrated by the outsized attention ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
8
Clinton to Trump: Enough hateful speech about immigrants
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says Donald Trump's hateful, incendiary speech about immigrants from Mexico needs to stop. «KMBC Kansas City, Jul 15»
9
Kurt Russell on new film 'The Hateful Eight' at Comic-Con
Kurt Russell praised director Quentin Tarantino as he promoted new film 'The Hateful Eight' alongside co-star Jennifer Jason Leigh while attending Comic-Con ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Tarantino gets high praise from star of "The Hateful Eight"
''The Hateful Eight'' director Quentin Tarantino gets high praise from Kurt Russell at Comic-Con. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). «Reuters UK, Jul 15»

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