痛恨

tònghèn ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄣˋ

- to detest
- to loathe
- to abhor

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Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

仇恨 chóuhèn
- 仇恨敌人 to hate the enemy
- 刻骨仇恨 bitter hatred
愤恨 fènhèn
- 愤恨不已 to be resentful and indignant
- 极其愤恨 extremely resentful
憎恨 zēnghèn
- 憎恨侵略者 to hate the invaders
- 令人憎恨 be hateful

Antonyms 反义词

酷爱 kù'ài
- 酷爱武术 to be passionate about martial arts
- 酷爱美食 to love good food dearly
热爱 rè'ài
- 热爱家乡 to love one's hometown
- 无比热爱 to love immensely

Telling them apart

Both mean to hate strongly and take people or actions as objects. 痛恨 is the more intense of the two and often carries bitter anger at something wrong; 憎恨 is a little more general.

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痛恨