What it means to be hateful – Meanings

As hateful we call that which arouses feelings of hatred, repudiation or antipathy. Hateful, as such, is an adjective that comes from Latin hate. The opposite of hateful, in this sense, is appreciable, pleasant or sympathetic.

Hateful or worthy of hatred or repudiation, it may be a person who, through their actions, words or attitudes, generates contempt, disapproval in us. From there, as hateful, for example, let us consider the police when they do not fulfill their function, or politicians and bankers when they lie, steal or betray.

Hateful, on the other hand, we can also find the ways or behavior of someone that we find annoying, unpleasant or intractable: “How hateful Matías, he keeps making fun of everything I say and do.”

Likewise, as hateful we can also call some issue or thing that is hateful or repugnant to us: “The students found the new school rules hateful.”

Hateful, in short, is synonymous detestable, reprehensible, abhorrent or despicable. Likewise, it can be used as the equivalent of unfriendly, unpleasant or repellent.

In Englishodious, when referring to detestable, can be translated as hateful either hateful: “She you have a pretty odious character”. On the other hand, when used in the sense of repellent or unpleasant, it can be translated into English as nasty either unpleasant: “He has the nasty habit of repeating his sentences”.

See also Sullen.