Haine (en. Hate)

ɛn

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Painful emotion of rejection felt towards a person or group.

He feels a great hatred towards those who betrayed him.

Il éprouve une grande haine envers ceux qui l'ont trahi.

Shared collective feeling by one group towards another group.

The hatred between the two communities has led to conflicts.

La haine entre les deux communautés a conduit à des conflits.

From Latin 'inania', meaning empty, in the sense of emotional emptiness.

self-hatred

Negative feeling experienced towards oneself.

haine de soi

racial hatred

Aversion towards people of another race.

haine raciale

to cultivate hatred

Encouraging negative feelings towards others.

cultiver la haine

to hate

To feel hatred towards something or someone.

détester

resentment

Feeling of lasting resentment.

rancœur

hostility

Aggressive or antagonistic attitude.

hostilité

To hate passionately.

He has a visceral hatred against injustice.

Il a une haine viscérale contre l'injustice.

To express one's disgust in an exaggerated way.

She vented her hatred about that show.

Elle a balancé sa haine à propos de cette émission.