Hate vs. Desire — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Hate and Desire
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Hate
To feel strong dislike for or hostility toward
Rivals who hate each other.
Desire
Desires are states of mind that are expressed by terms like "wanting", "wishing", "longing" or "craving". A great variety of features is commonly associated with desires.
Hate
To feel dislike or distaste for
Hates washing dishes.
Hates to get up early.
Desire
To wish or long for; want
A reporter who desires an interview.
A teen who desires to travel.
Hate
To be disinclined (to do something) out of politeness or a need to apologize
I hate to interrupt, but can I ask you a quick question?.
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Desire
To want to have sex with (another person).
Hate
To feel hatred.
Desire
To express a wish for; request.
Hate
Intense animosity or dislike; hatred.
Desire
The feeling of wanting to have something or wishing that something will happen.
Hate
An object of hatred.
One of my pet hates is traffic wardens.
Desire
An instance of this feeling
She had a lifelong desire to visit China.
Hate
Hatred.
He gave me a look filled with pure hate.
Desire
Sexual appetite; passion.
Hate
(Internet slang) Negative feedback, abusive behaviour.
There was a lot of hate in the comments on my vlog about Justin Bieber from his fans.
Desire
An object of such feeling or passion
A quiet evening with you is my only desire.
Hate
(transitive) To dislike intensely or greatly.
Desire
(Archaic) A request or petition.
Hate
(intransitive) To experience hatred.
Do not fear; he who fears hates; he who hates kills. — attributed to Gandhi
Desire
To want; to wish for earnestly.
I desire to speak with you.
Hate
To have a great aversion to, with a strong desire that evil should befall the person toward whom the feeling is directed; to dislike intensely; to detest; as, to hate one's enemies; to hate hypocrisy.
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer.
Desire
To put a request to (someone); to entreat.
Hate
To be very unwilling; followed by an infinitive, or a substantive clause with that; as, to hate to get into debt; to hate that anything should be wasted.
I hate that he should linger here.
Desire
To want emotionally or sexually.
She has desired him since they first met.
Hate
To love less, relatively.
Desire
To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
Hate
Strong aversion coupled with desire that evil should befall the person toward whom the feeling is directed; as exercised toward things, intense dislike; hatred; detestation; - opposed to love.
For in a wink the false love turns to hate.
Desire
To require; to demand; to claim.
Hate
The emotion of hate; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
Desire
To miss; to regret.
Hate
Dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards;
I hate Mexican food
She detests politicians
Desire
(countable) Someone or something wished for.
It is my desire to speak with you.
You’re my heart’s desire.
Desire
(uncountable) Strong attraction, particularly romantic or sexual.
His desire for her kept him awake at night.
Desire
(uncountable) The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.
Too much desire can seriously affect one’s judgment.
Desire
(uncountable) Motivation. en
Desire
To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet.
Neither shall any man desire thy land.
Ye desire your child to live.
Desire
To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord?
Desire him to go in; trouble him no more.
Desire
To require; to demand; to claim.
A doleful case desires a doleful song.
Desire
To miss; to regret.
She shall be pleasant while she lives, and desired when she dies.
Desire
The natural longing that is excited by the enjoyment or the thought of any good, and impels to action or effort its continuance or possession; an eager wish to obtain or enjoy.
Unspeakable desire to see and know.
Desire
An expressed wish; a request; petition.
And slowly was my mother broughtTo yield consent to my desire.
Desire
Anything which is desired; an object of longing.
The Desire of all nations shall come.
Desire
Excessive or morbid longing; lust; appetite.
Desire
Grief; regret.
Desire
The feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
Desire
An inclination to want things;
A man of many desires
Desire
Something that is desired
Desire
Feel or have a desire for; want strongly;
I want to go home now
I want my own room
Desire
Expect and wish;
I trust you will behave better from now on
I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise
Desire
Express a desire for
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