Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overhate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-hate
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hate excessively.

Example Sentences

"From sucklings hath thy honor sprung, Thy force hath flow'd from babies tongue: Whereby thou stopp'st thine en'mies prating Bent to revenge and overhating."
"The Ermine is, then of immense benefit to the farmer. We are of the opinion that it has been overhated, and too indiscriminately persecuted."
"Parsons replied, with his dry sense of humor: “I do not overeat, and I do not overhate. I keep busy, am interested in every human endeavor and enjoy life.”"

Etymology

From over- + hate.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Inflected Forms

overhates (present, singular) overhating (participle, present) overhated (participle, past) overhated (past)

Questions

What does overhate mean?: To hate excessively.
Where does overhate come from?: From over- + hate.

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