hate

Etymology

From Middle English hate (noun), probably from Old English hatian (“to hate”, verb) and/or Old Norse hatr (“hate”, noun). Merged with Middle English hete, hæte, heate (“hate”), from Old English hete, from Proto-Germanic *hataz (“hatred, hate”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂d- (“strong emotion”). Cognate with West Frisian haat, Dutch haat, German Hass, Norwegian and Swedish hat. The verb is from Middle English haten, from Old English hatian (“to hate, treat as an enemy”), from Proto-West Germanic *hatēn, from Proto-Germanic *hatāną (“to hate”), from Proto-Germanic *hataz, from the same root as above.

noun

1. An object of hatred.
   One of my pet hates is traffic wardens.
2. Hatred.
   He gave me a look filled with pure hate.
3. (Internet slang) Negative feedback, abusive behaviour.
   There was a lot of hate in the comments on my vlog about Lady Gaga from her fans.

verb

1. (transitive) To dislike intensely or greatly.
   People who hate broccoli may have super-sensitive taste buds. 1997, Popular Science, volume 251, number 4, page 34
2. (intransitive) To experience hatred.
3. (informal, originally African-American Vernacular) Used in a phrasal verb: hate on.
   I put ranch dressing on pizza. Please don't hate on me.