Standard Lemma guide

hateful

adj · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈheɪtfəl/
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  • CMU ARPABET: HH EY1 T F AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Evoking a feeling of hatred.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1935, Somerset Maugham, "The Voice of the Turtle." « She was hateful, of course, but she was irresistible. »

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: odious

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Dislikeable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Full of hatred.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Bigoted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: metonymically

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

evoking or deserving hatred- Joseph Priestly

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • no vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: lovable

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

characterized by malice

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a hateful thing to do
  • in a mean mood

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mean

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English hateful. By surface analysis, hate + -ful.

Across languages

Translations

58 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: омразен (omrazen) — evoking hatred
  • Bulgarian: ненавистен (nenavisten) — evoking hatred
  • Catalan: odiós — evoking hatred
  • Esperanto: malaminda — evoking hatred
  • French: odieux — evoking hatred
  • Georgian: საძულველი (saʒulveli) — evoking hatred
  • German: häßlich — evoking hatred
  • German: gehässig — evoking hatred
  • Ancient Greek: ἀπεχθής (apekhthḗs) — evoking hatred
  • Ancient Greek: στυγερός (stugerós) — evoking hatred
  • Irish: fuafar — evoking hatred
  • Irish: gráiniúil — evoking hatred
  • Middle Irish: fúathmar — evoking hatred
  • Japanese: 憎い (nikui) — evoking hatred
  • Japanese: 忌まわしい (imawashii) — evoking hatred
  • Kazakh: жеккөрінішті (jekkörınıştı) — evoking hatred
  • Old English: āfor — evoking hatred
  • Persian: نفرت انگیز (nefrat-angiz) — evoking hatred
  • Persian: هودر (howdar) — evoking hatred
  • Polish: nienawistny — evoking hatred
  • Russian: ненави́стный (nenavístnyj) — evoking hatred
  • Spanish: odioso — evoking hatred
  • Swedish: förhatlig — evoking hatred
  • Turkish: iğrenç — evoking hatred
  • Turkish: tiksinç — evoking hatred
  • Turkish: nefret uyandıran — evoking hatred
  • Ukrainian: нена́висний (nenávysnyj) — evoking hatred
  • Bulgarian: отвратителен (otvratitelen) — dislikable
  • Finnish: inhottava — dislikable
  • Finnish: vihattava — dislikable
  • Finnish: vastenmielinen — dislikable
  • Georgian: საძულველი (saʒulveli) — dislikable
  • Georgian: საზიზღარი (sazizɣari) — dislikable
  • Georgian: საძაგელი (saʒageli) — dislikable
  • Russian: отврати́тельный (otvratítelʹnyj) — dislikable
  • Russian: омерзи́тельный (omerzítelʹnyj) — dislikable
  • Spanish: odioso — dislikable
  • Spanish: detestable — dislikable
  • Swedish: förhatlig — dislikable
  • Turkish: iğrenç — dislikable
  • Bulgarian: мразещ (mrazešt) — full of hate
  • Danish: hadefuld — full of hate
  • Dutch: hatelijk — full of hate
  • Dutch: haatdragend — full of hate
  • Esperanto: malama — full of hate
  • Finnish: vihantäyteinen — full of hate
  • French: haineux — full of hate
  • Georgian: სიძულვილით აღსავსე (siʒulvilit aɣsavse) — full of hate
  • Georgian: ზიზღით აღსავსე (zizɣit aɣsavse) — full of hate
  • Georgian: ღვარძლიანი (ɣvarʒliani) — full of hate
  • German: hasserfüllt — full of hate
  • Ancient Greek: στυγερός (stugerós) — full of hate
  • Hindi: द्वेषी (dveṣī) — full of hate
  • Polish: nienawistny — full of hate
  • Russian: по́лный не́нависти (pólnyj nénavisti) — full of hate
  • Spanish: odiador — full of hate
  • Swedish: hatisk — full of hate
  • Turkish: nefret dolu — full of hate