overhate

To hate excessively.

Verb

  1. To hate excessively.
    • 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. - 1599, Sir Philip Sidney, “Psalm VIII. Domine, Dominus”, in...
    • The Ermine is, then of immense benefit to the farmer. We are of the opinion that it has been overhated, and too indiscriminately persecuted. - 1882, Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio - Volume 4, pages 34–35:
    • 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.” - 2016, Paul DeForest Hicks, John E. Parsons: An Eminent New...

Origin

From over- + hate.

Forms

overhates overhating overhated