Hateful — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

evoking or deserving hatred; - Joseph Priestly

characterized by malice

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈeɪtfəl/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈeɪtfəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈeɪtfəl/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈeɪtfəl/.

Examples

no vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude
a hateful thing to do
in a mean mood

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mean

Antonyms

lovable

Parts of Speech

adjective	evoking or deserving hatred; - Joseph Priestly “no vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude”
adjective	characterized by malice “a hateful thing to do”

Word Forms

hatefulness	noun	the quality of being hateful
meanness	noun	the quality of being deliberately mean

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

hasserfüllt

Hass hervorrufen oder Hass verdienen; - Joseph Priester

🇫🇷French

odieux

évoquant ou méritant la haine; -Joseph Priestly

🇪🇸Spanish

odioso

evocar o merecer odio; - José Sacerdote

🇮🇹Italian

odioso

evocare o meritare odio; - Giuseppe Sacerdotale

🇳🇱Dutch

hatelijk

haat oproepen of verdienen; - Jozef Priesterlijk

🇵🇹Portuguese

odioso

evocar ou merecer ódio; -Joseph Priestly

🇷🇺Russian

ненавистный

вызывающие или заслуживающие ненависти; - Джозеф Пристли

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घृणित

घृणा उत्पन्न करना या उसके योग्य होना; - जोसेफ प्रीस्टली

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘৃণ্য

evoking or deserving hate; - জোসেফ প্রিস্টলি

🇮🇳Tamil

வெறுக்கத்தக்கது

வெறுப்பைத் தூண்டுதல் அல்லது தகுதியானவர்; - ஜோசப் பாதிரியார்

🇮🇳Telugu

ద్వేషపూరితమైన

ద్వేషాన్ని ప్రేరేపించడం లేదా అర్హమైనది; - జోసెఫ్ ప్రీస్ట్లీ

🇮🇳Marathi

द्वेषपूर्ण

द्वेष निर्माण करणे किंवा पात्र करणे; - जोसेफ प्रिस्टली

🇮🇳Gujarati

દ્વેષપૂર્ણ

ધિક્કાર ઉભો કરવો અથવા લાયક; - જોસેફ પ્રિસ્ટલી

🇮🇳Kannada

ದ್ವೇಷಪೂರಿತ

ದ್ವೇಷವನ್ನು ಪ್ರಚೋದಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಅರ್ಹವಾದ; - ಜೋಸೆಫ್ ಪ್ರೀಸ್ಟ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വെറുപ്പുളവാക്കുന്ന

വിദ്വേഷം ഉണർത്തുന്നതോ അർഹിക്കുന്നതോ; - ജോസഫ് പ്രീസ്റ്റ്ലി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਭਰਿਆ

ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਯੋਗ ਕਰਨਾ; - ਜੋਸਫ਼ ਪੁਜਾਰੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

نفرت انگیز

نفرت پیدا کرنا یا اس کا مستحق ہونا؛ - جوزف پرسٹلی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可恶

引起或应得的仇恨； ——约瑟夫·普里斯特利

🇯🇵Japanese

憎たらしい

憎悪を引き起こす、または憎悪に値するもの。 - ジョセフ・プリーストリー

🇰🇷Korean

증오스러운

증오를 불러일으키거나 마땅한 것; - 조셉 프리슬리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đáng ghét

gây ra hoặc đáng bị căm thù; - Joseph Priestly

🇹🇭Thai

น่ารังเกียจ

กระตุ้นให้เกิดหรือสมควรได้รับความเกลียดชัง - โจเซฟ พรีสต์ลี

🇮🇩Indonesian

penuh kebencian

membangkitkan atau pantas dibenci; - Joseph Priestly

🇵🇭Filipino

napopoot

pumukaw o karapat-dapat na poot; - Joseph Priestly

🇲🇾Malay

penuh kebencian

membangkitkan atau patut membenci; - Joseph Priestly

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بغيض

إثارة الكراهية أو استحقاقها؛ - يوسف بريستلي

🇮🇷Persian

نفرت انگیز

برانگیختن یا سزاوار نفرت؛ - جوزف پریستلی

🇹🇷Turkish

nefret dolu

nefret uyandıran veya hak eden; -Joseph Priestly

🇮🇱Hebrew

נִתעָב

מעורר או ראוי לשנאה; – יוסף כוהן

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