love-hate

adjective

: feeling or showing a mixture of love and hate

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In this provocative yet lavish and sensual biopic about controversial poet Eduard Limonov, Serebrennikov — along with co-writer and Oscar winner Paweł Pawlikowski — deepens his confrontational, love-hate exploration of his homeland’s culture and history. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 May 2025 Complicated feelings: This chef has a love-hate relationship with the burger. Natasha Frost, New York Times, 12 May 2025 Teammates loved talking about their love-hate relationship with Edelman. Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 6 May 2025 Our collective love-hate relationship with it is real. William Arruda, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 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 28 May. 2025.

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