love-hate

adjective

: feeling or showing a mixture of love and hate

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Williams-Dillard recalled decades of editing Fitzgerald, building the sort of love-hate professional bond any writer-editor pair develops over time. Matt Moret, New York Times, 2 June 2026 Determined to rewrite her destiny, Dan-sim sets out to realize Seo-ri’s dream of becoming a famous actress…and develops a love-hate relationship with Se-gye along the way. Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 Dating app fatigue Younger generations have also had a love-hate relationship with dating apps during the past several years. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 30 May 2026 Spanish moss and crape myrtles seem to have a love-hate relationship. Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for love-hate

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“Love-hate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/love-hate. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

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