🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

नफरत करना

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nafrat karna

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hate/heɪt/
verbnounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"उसे ब्रोकोली का स्वाद नफरत है।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To feel intense or passionate dislike for someone or something.

    "She hates the taste of broccoli."
As noun
  1. 1

    An intense feeling of dislike or animosity.

    "His hate for injustice drove him to activism."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'hate' originates from the Old English 'hatian', which means 'to hate, to be hostile to'. It has Germanic roots, related to the Old High German 'hazzen' and the Dutch 'hatem'. Over time, the term evolved to encompass a range of negative feelings towards individuals, groups, or concepts.

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