hateful
adjective (hateful, more hateful, most hateful)
Everyday
- Very unpleasant and deserving to be hated: «a hateful thing to say». tree →
- Full of hate, showing hate towards others: «hateful messages». tree →
- (informal, old-fashioned) Horrible, nasty: «this hateful rain». tree →
In the lessons
In ethics and online safety lessons hateful comments are unkind words meant to hurt people because of who they are; pupils learn to report them. In stories a hateful villain is cruel. Phrases: «hateful words», «hateful comments», «a hateful person».
Examples
- Calling him names was a hateful thing to do. tree →
- The website removes hateful comments. tree →
- The villain in the play was truly hateful. tree →
- She regretted her hateful words and said sorry. tree →
- If you see hateful messages online, tell an adult. tree →
- What a hateful, rainy day! tree →
- The safeguards of virtue are hateful to those with evil intentions. tree →
Note
Spelled with one l at the end. Similar: horrible, nasty, spiteful. Related: hate, hatred (noun). Strong word.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «hateful» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «hateful» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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