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Repulse vs Hate - What's the difference?

repulse | hate |

As verbs the difference between repulse and hate

is that repulse is to repel or drive back while hate is to dislike intensely or greatly.

As nouns the difference between repulse and hate

is that repulse is the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed while hate is an object of hatred.

repulse

English

Verb

  • to repel or drive back
  • to repulse''' an assault; to '''repulse the enemy
  • to reject or rebuff
  • to repulse a suitor
  • to cause revulsion
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed
  • refusal, rejection or repulsion
  • Anagrams

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    hate

    English

    Noun

  • An object of hatred.
  • One of my pet hates is traffic wardens.
  • Hatred.
  • He gave me a look filled with pure hate .
  • (Internet, colloquial) Negative feedback, abusive behaviour.
  • There was a lot of hate in the comments on my vlog about Justin Bieber from his fans.

    Verb

    (hat)
  • To dislike intensely or greatly.
  • I hate men who take advantage of women.
  • (slang) To dislike intensely due to envy.
  • Don't be hating my weave, girl, you're just jealous!

    Synonyms

    * abhor * despise * detest * loathe * See also

    Antonyms

    * love

    Alternative forms

    *

    Noun

  • liver (organ of the body)
  • References

    * Van den Berg, Rene (1991). "Preliminary Notes on the Cia-Cia Language," in Excursies in Celebes , pp. 305-324. ----