hateful C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈheɪtfəl/ UK /ˈheɪtfəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj arousing or deserving hatred; full of malice The crowd recoiled at his hateful remarks about the refugees. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · arousing or deserving... odiousdetestableloathsomeabhorrentmaliciousspiteful ↔ Opposites lovableamiabledelightfulkindbenevolent Word family Forms hatefully Derived forms hatefullyhatefulness Related forms hatehatred Etymology AI details From Middle English hateful, from hate plus -ful; hate comes from Old English hete and hatian, from Proto-Germanic *hataz ('hatred'). hete Old English *hataz Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # hateful **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈheɪtfəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈheɪtfəl/ ## Meanings 1. arousing or deserving hatred; full of malice ## Examples - The crowd recoiled at his hateful remarks about the refugees. ## Synonyms - odious - detestable - loathsome - abhorrent - malicious - spiteful ## Antonyms - lovable - amiable - delightful - kind - benevolent ## Derived Forms - hatefully - hatefulness ## Related Forms - hate - hatred ## Roots and Affixes - Root: hete - Root: *hataz ## Etymology From Middle English hateful, from hate plus -ful; hate comes from Old English hete and hatian, from Proto-Germanic *hataz ('hatred'). ## AI Etymology Hateful comes from Middle English hateful, from hate plus -ful; hate comes from Old English hete and hatian, from Proto-Germanic *hataz ('hatred'). The etymological trail includes Old English hete and Proto-Germanic *hataz. As an adjective, hateful describes what is arousing or deserving hatred; full of malice. The same family is visible in derived forms such as hatefully and hatefulness and related forms such as hate and hatred. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown