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Hate vs. Despair — What's the Difference?

Hate vs. Despair — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Hate and Despair

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Hate

To feel strong dislike for or hostility toward
Rivals who hate each other.

Despair

To lose all hope
Despaired of reaching shore safely.

Hate

To feel dislike or distaste for
Hates washing dishes.
Hates to get up early.

Despair

To be overcome by a sense of futility or defeat.

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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Despair

Complete loss of hope.

Hate

To feel hatred.

Despair

One despaired of or causing despair
Unmotivated students that are the despair of their teachers.

Hate

Intense animosity or dislike; hatred.

Despair

To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.

Hate

An object of hatred.
One of my pet hates is traffic wardens.

Despair

(transitive) To cause to despair.

Hate

Hatred.
He gave me a look filled with pure hate.

Despair

To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.

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.

Despair

Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
He turned around in despair, aware that he was not going to survive

Hate

(transitive) To dislike intensely or greatly.

Despair

That which causes despair.

Hate

(intransitive) To experience hatred.
Do not fear; he who fears hates; he who hates kills. — attributed to Gandhi

Despair

That which is despaired of. en

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.

Despair

To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation; - often with of.
We despaired even of life.
Never despair of God's blessings here.

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.

Despair

To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
I would not despair the greatest design that could be attempted.

Hate

To love less, relatively.

Despair

To cause to despair.

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.

Despair

Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
We in dark dreams are tossing to and fro,Pine with regret, or sicken with despair.
Before he [Bunyan] was ten, his sports were interrupted by fits of remorse and despair.

Hate

The emotion of hate; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

Despair

That which is despaired of.

Hate

Dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards;
I hate Mexican food
She detests politicians

Despair

A state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly;
They were rescued from despair at the last minute

Despair

The feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well

Despair

Abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart;
Don't despair--help is on the way!

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