Hateful Meaning
/ˈheɪtfəl/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjEvoking a feeling of hatred.
adjDislikeable.
Sentence Examples
The sight of him is hateful to me.
The sight of him was hateful to her.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ comments he made about his coworker caused a lot of anger.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We should all work together to eliminate ____ speech and promote kindness and understanding.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English hateful. By surface analysis, hate + -ful.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Home I vvould go, / But that my Dores are hatefull to my eyes. / Fill'd and damm'd up vvith gaping Creditors, / VVatchfull as Fovvlers vvhen their Game vvill ſpring; […]"
— 1682, Thomas Otway, Venice Preserv’d, or, A Plot Discover’d. A Tragedy. […], London: […] Jos[eph] Hindmarsh […], →OCLC, Act I, scene i, page 4:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ comments he made about his coworker caused a lot of anger.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We should all work together to eliminate ____ speech and promote kindness and understanding.