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JLPT N3 Intermediate

憎む

To deeply hate, detest, or loathe.

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Other forms

憎みます polite form
憎んで te-form
憎んだ plain past
憎い related adjective: "hateful"
悪む rare kanji
憎しみ related noun: "hatred"
Verb (Godan, transitive)

To hate / To detest

Expresses an intense emotional loathing or detestation towards someone or something, often stemming from moral outrage or severe personal grievance.

Example

私 は 彼 の 裏切り を 心 から 憎んで いる 。

I hate his betrayal from the bottom of my heart.

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To deeply hate, detest, or loathe.
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