despise vs hate
hate vs despisedespise is not a noun while hate is a noun.
despise and hate both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| despise | No | No | Yes | No |
| hate | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
hate is a hypernym of
despise; that is, hate is a
word with a broader meaning than despise:
- despise: look down on with disdain
- hate: dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
Other hypernyms of despise include
detest.
| despise (noun) | hate (noun) |
|---|---|
| the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action |
| despise (verb) | hate (verb) |
|---|---|
| look down on with disdain | to have and express negative sentiments about a person |
| dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards |
Words related to "hate"
- AAVE
- African American English
- African American Vernacular English
- Black English
- Black English Vernacular
- Black Vernacular
- Black Vernacular English
- Ebonics
- abhor
- abhorrence
- abominate
- abomination
- contemn
- despisal
- despise
- despising
- detest
- detestation
- disdain
- dislike
- emotion
- enmity
- execrate
- execration
- express
- give tongue to
- hater
- hatred
- hostility
- ill will
- loathe
- loathing
- love
- malevolence
- malignity
- misanthropy
- misogamy
- misogynism
- misogyny
- misology
- misoneism
- misopedia
- murderousness
- mysoandry
- odium
- scorn
- utter
- verbalise
- verbalize
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