as in despising
to dislike strongly
she hates her job, she hates her friends, and she hates her life!
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Recent Examples of hating
Salieri goes from hating Mozart from afar to interacting with him constantly, and Mozart from an innocent turning to Salieri for advice to a more socially attuned figure immediately aware of Salieri’s disinterest in creative solidarity.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 May 2026
Not to mention the mental energy spent hating someone.
—Dr. Howard Tucker, CNBC, 10 May 2026
Since then, Faruqui — if not Allen himself — has become something of a hero to some Trump-hating progressive Democrats.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
After the Royals triggered the giveaway with six runs in Monday’s win over the Guardians, fans on social media wrote about how the CEO must be hating the deal.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Not all of you, not all of you, but the legacy Trump-hating press.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
But the kid stopped hating reading.
—Mac Barnett, Longreads, 5 May 2026
Or, just jump in there to yell at me for hating your favorite player and ranking him too low.
—Jake Ciely, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
My mom is notorious for being a sweets lover but hating to bake.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 May 2026
Not to mention the mental energy spent hating someone.
—Dr. Howard Tucker, CNBC, 10 May 2026
Since then, Faruqui — if not Allen himself — has become something of a hero to some Trump-hating progressive Democrats.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
After the Royals triggered the giveaway with six runs in Monday’s win over the Guardians, fans on social media wrote about how the CEO must be hating the deal.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Not all of you, not all of you, but the legacy Trump-hating press.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
But the kid stopped hating reading.
—Mac Barnett, Longreads, 5 May 2026
Or, just jump in there to yell at me for hating your favorite player and ranking him too low.
—Jake Ciely, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
My mom is notorious for being a sweets lover but hating to bake.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hating
despising
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Larson’s son Lane, then 9, had grown up loving the Bulldogs and despising their rivals, and made his feelings clear.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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Cruelty and corruption recognized no regional boundaries, and officials on both sides seem to have come closer to despising than sympathizing with their suffering captives.—
Drew Gilpin Faust,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Hating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hating. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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