hateful

adj.

1. Eliciting or deserving hatred.
2. Feeling or showing hatred; malevolent.

hatefully hate'ful·ly adv.
hatefulness hate'ful·ness n.

SYNONYMS   hateful, detestable, odious, offensive, repellent. These often interchangeable adjectives describe what elicits or deserves strong dislike, distaste, or revulsion. Hateful refers to what evokes hatred or deep animosity: "No vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude" (Joseph Priestley). Detestable applies to what arouses abhorrence or scorn: detestable crimes against humanity. Something odious is the object of disgust, aversion, or intense displeasure: "a kind of slimy stuff ... of a most nauseous, odious smell" (Daniel Defoe). Offensive applies to what offends or excites displeasure: an offensive suggestion. Something repellent arouses repugnance or disgust: repellent criminal behavior.

adjective

1. Eliciting or deserving hate: hateable. See love/hatred.
2. Characterized by intense ill will or spite: black, despiteful, evil, malevolent, malicious, malign, malignant, mean², nasty, poisonous, spiteful, venomous, vicious, wicked. Slang bitchy. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude.

adj

Definition: nasty, obnoxious
Antonyms: delightful, friendly, kind, likable, lovable, nice, pleasant, polite

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: evoking or deserving hatred
  Antonym: lovable (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: characterized by malice
  Synonym: mean

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forhadt, modbydelig, væmmelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
haatdragend, kwaadaardig, onuitstaanbaar, onsympathiek, akelig, verfoeid

Français (French)
adj. - plein de haine, haineux, odieux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - abscheulich, verabscheuenswürdig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μισητός, αξιομίσητος, απεχθής, σιχαμερός

Italiano (Italian)
odioso, detestabile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - odioso

Русский (Russian)
омерзительный, злобный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - repugnante, insoportable, odioso, aborrecible

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hatful, avskyvärd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
憎恨的, 可恶的, 可恨的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 憎恨的, 可惡的, 可恨的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 미운, 증오에 찬

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 憎むべき, いやな, いまいましい, 憎しみに満ちた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مفعم بالكره, مكروه, بغيض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שנוא, נתעב, דוחה, מרושע‬

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