Hate vs Apathy - What's the difference?
hate | apathy |
An object of hatred.
Hatred.
(Internet, colloquial) Negative feedback, abusive behaviour.
To dislike intensely or greatly.
(slang) To dislike intensely due to envy.
liver (organ of the body)
Complete lack of emotion or motivation about a person, activity, or object; depression; lack of interest or enthusiasm; disinterest.
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As nouns the difference between hate and apathy
is that hate is an object of hatred while apathy is complete lack of emotion or motivation about a person, activity, or object; depression; lack of interest or enthusiasm; disinterest.As a verb hate
is to dislike intensely or greatly.hate
English
Noun
- One of my pet hates is traffic wardens.
- He gave me a look filled with pure hate .
- There was a lot of hate in the comments on my vlog about Justin Bieber from his fans.
Verb
(hat)- I hate men who take advantage of women.
- Don't be hating my weave, girl, you're just jealous!
Synonyms
* abhor * despise * detest * loathe * See alsoAntonyms
* loveAlternative forms
*Noun
References
* Van den Berg, Rene (1991). "Preliminary Notes on the Cia-Cia Language," in Excursies in Celebes , pp. 305-324. ----apathy
English
(wikipedia apathy)Noun
(en-noun)citation, passage=I opened it with apathy; the theory which he attempts to demonstrate and the wonderful facts which he relates soon changed this feeling into enthusiasm.}}