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(transitive) To feel both love and hate (for someone or something), often simultaneously.

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love-hate

Source Word

love-hate

IPA(Pronunciation)

transitive

(transitive) To feel both love and hate (for someone or something), often simultaneously.

Japanese Meaning

（誰かや何かに対して）愛情と憎悪を同時に感じる / 対象に対して、愛と憎しみとが混在する感情を抱く

I love-hate my hometown for its comforting familiarity and stifling small-town mindset.

居心地の良い親しみやすさと息苦しい田舎の価値観のせいで、私は故郷を愛し憎んでいる。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To feel both love and hate (for someone or something), often simultaneously.

love-hates

（ present singular third-person ）

love-hating

（ participle present ）

love-hated

（ participle past ）

love-hated

（ past ）