English → Latin
“hate” in Latin
ōdīto have an aversion towards, to hate, dislike; to feel reluctant to, to hate to, to be loath togerōto carry, bear; to manage, conduct (e.g., one's affairs); to rule, govern
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
hate v.
odisse (both absolutely and with accusative of the person hated; also, IMPROP., to hate [ = vehemently dislike] a thing, illud rus, Ter.; Persicos apparatus. Hor.): odium in aliquem habere or gerere: odio in aliquem ferri: odium in aliquem concepisse or erga aliquem suscepisse (to harbor or entertain hatred against anybody). A person hates anything, tenet aliquem odium alicujus rei; aliquis alicujus rei odium habet: anybody hates another very much, acerbissimum est alicujus odium in aliquem: a person hates anything very much, magnum aliquem cepit alicujus rei odium: he hates himself, ipse se fugit (Vid: Cic., Rep., 3, 22, 33; De Fin., 5, 12, 35): to hate intensely, odium intendere; odisse aliquem acerbe et penitus (Cic.): to be hated by anybody, odio alicui esse; in odio apud aliquem esse: to be hated very much by anybody, magno odio esse alicui or apud aliquem: odium alicujus ardet in me: he is generally (very much) hated; all men hate him (very much), omnium odia in eum conversa sunt or in eum ardent; magno est apud omnes odio: neither to hate nor to love, neque ira neque gratia teneri. The Romans and I mutually hate each other, odi odioque sum Romanis.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for hate?
- The usual Latin words for “hate” are ōdī, gerō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.