love-hate

adjective

: feeling or showing a mixture of love and hate

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The ongoing love-hate chemistry between Avon and his character’s arch nemesis, the head of the Federation, Servalan (Jacqueline Pearce), was an undeniable highlight. Scott Snowden, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2026 Newsom has manifested this weird love-hate relationship with oil, craving it in the short-term to keep California running while vilifying its manufacturers as the architects of our climate change crisis. Tom Philp, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026 The actor had a love-hate relationship with the character of Luke throughout his tenure on the award-winning soap opera. Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026 Medicine may have changed, but the bromances, romances, and love-hate-mances have stayed the same. Lucy Ford, Time, 27 Dec. 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 4 Feb. 2026.

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