Hatable

/ˈheɪtəbəl/ adjective

Definition

Deserving of or able to be hated; something that causes people to feel dislike or anger toward it.

Etymology

From Old English hatian (to hate) plus the suffix -able (capable of being). The combination literally means 'capable of being hated' and has been used since at least the 1500s.

Kelly Says

Interestingly, 'hatable' is actually harder to prove than 'hateful'—you can say something is hateful (it provokes hate), but hatable means it deserves to be hated, which is a much tougher moral judgment!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንድ
an-dee
ARالعربية
مقزز
ma-qaz-z
BNবাংলা
অপছন্দনীয়
op-chhon-don-ee-yo
CACatalà
actiu
ahk-tee-oo
CSČeština
odporný
oh-dor-nee
DADansk
afskyelig
ahf-sky-lee-g
DEDeutsch
verabscheuungswürdig
ve-rah-sheu-ung-sh-vur-di-g
ELΕλληνικά
αποθρασυς
ah-po-thra-sis
ESEspañol
que se puede odiar
keh seh pah-deh o-dee-ar
FAفارسی
نفرت انگیز
na-frat-an-giz
FISuomi
inhimillisetön
in-him-lil-li-set-oon
FRFrançais
détestables
deh-teh-sah-ble
GUGU
શક્ય
shak-ee
HAHA
yakin
yah-keen
HEעברית
מושמם
mo-shem
HIहिन्दी
नफरत करने योग्य
naf-rat kar-ne yo-g-ya
HUMagyar
gyűlölendő
gyu-yo-len-doh
IDBahasa Indonesia
dapat dibenci
da-pat di-ben-tsi
IGIG
akpụrụ
ak-pu-ru
ITItaliano
odiabile
oh-dee-ah-bile
JA日本語
嫌悪すべき
ken-aku-be-ki
KKKK
актив
ak-teev
KMKM
ប្រើប្រាស់
pruh-pra-su
KO한국어
싫어할 만한
shi-reo-hal man-han
MRMR
सक्रिय
sak-ree-yah
MSBahasa Melayu
benci
ben-chi
MYမြန်မာ
လုပ်ဆောင်
lohp-sa-ng
NLNederlands
afschuwelijk
af-shoo-weh-lijk
NONorsk
avskyverdig
ahv-sky-ver-dig
PAPA
werkzaam
vur-k-sham
PLPolski
obrzydliwy
ob-z-ree-d-lee-vee
PTPortuguês
odiável
oh-dee-ah-vel
RORomână
detestabil
deh-teh-stab-il
RUРусский
отвратительный
ot-vrat-tee-tel-nyy
SVSvenska
avskyvärd
ahv-sky-vaard
SWKiswahili
mwenye hasira
mwen-ye ha-see-ra
TAதமிழ்
வெறுப்பு
ve-ru-ppu
TEతెలుగు
భిన్నం
bhin-nam
THไทย
น่าเกลียด
nah-geh-lee-d
TLTL
masamang
ma-sa-mang
TRTürkçe
nefret edilebilir
nef-ret eh-deh-le-bir
UKУкраїнська
зневажний
zne-va-zh-nyy
URاردو
مُرِيب
moo-reeb
VITiếng Việt
ghét được
ghet-duoc
YOYO
ṣeṣẹ
she-she
ZH中文
令人厌恶的
ling-ren-yan-a-wo-de
ZUZU
emelile
eh-meh-lee-leh

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