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hate•ful
Pronunciation: (hāt'ful), [key]—
adj.
1. arousing hate or deserving to be hated:
the hateful oppression of dictators.
2. unpleasant; dislikable; distasteful:
She found her domestic chores hateful.
3. full of or expressing hate; malignant; malevolent:
a hateful denunciatory speech. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.