/ Dictionary / Index H hateful: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: hate•ful Pronunciation: (hāt'ful), [key] — adj. arousing hate or deserving to be hated: the hateful oppression of dictators. unpleasant; dislikable; distasteful: She found her domestic chores hateful. full of or expressing hate; malignant; malevolent: a hateful denunciatory speech. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: hateful (Thesaurus) hateable hate mail Related Content Daily Word Quiz: simian Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language