pet hate

pɛt heɪt

Definition of pet hate - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

personal annoyance

something that is personally annoying or disliked

Loud chewing is my biggest pet hate.
My pet hate is people being late.
Unnecessary meetings are a common pet hate of mine.

pet peeve

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Expressions with pet

pet project

project someone is passionate about

Her garden is her pet project.

boss's pet

employee favored by the boss

She is known as the boss's pet because she gets special treatment.

pet issue

problem someone cares about deeply

Climate change is her pet issue.

be someone's pet subject

have a special interest in a particular topic

History seems to be his pet subject during discussions.

pet peeve

something that especially annoys someone

Loud chewing is my biggest pet peeve.

pet theory

personal theory often unproven

Her pet theory about diet has no scientific backing.

Expressions with hate

hate on

express dislike or criticism without reason

She always hates on his new ideas.

hate like poison

feel extremely strong dislike for someone or something

She hates exams like poison and gets nervous every semester.

love to hate

enjoy disliking someone or something

She loves to hate that TV show, but she never misses an episode.

hate a person's guts

strongly dislike someone intensely

After what he did, I hate Jordan's guts.

hate someone's guts

feel intense aversion towards someone

He hates her guts after the betrayal.

hate to tell

feel uncomfortable sharing bad news or truth

I hate to tell you, but the event is canceled.

hate with a passion

feel extreme aversion or hostility towards someone or something

He hates with a passion being lied to.

haters gonna hate

exp.

ignore negative comments from others

Just remember, haters gonna hate, so keep doing your thing.

love the sinner, hate the sin

exp.

do not treat people badly because of their faults

Love the sinner, hate the sin is a common Christian saying.

hate mail

letters sent to someone with hostile or threatening messages

She received hate mail after the article was published.

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aversion

pet hate

object of strong dislike or opposition

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French:bête noire, ...
German:Ärgernis, ...
Italian:antipatia personale, ...
Spanish:manía personal, ...
Portuguese:irritação, ...
Chinese:厌恶, ...
Japanese:嫌いなもの, ...
Arabic:مَكْرُوه شَخْصِي, ...
Hebrew:הַקּוֹץ שֶׁלִּי, ...
Russian:раздражение, ...
Ukrainian:предмет особливого роздратування, ...
Hindi:व्यक्तिगत नापसंद, ...
Bengali:অপছন্দের বিষয়, ...
Catalan:mania, ...
Czech:averze, ...
Danish:irritationsmoment, ...
Dutch:ergernis, ...
Greek:εκνευριστικό, ...
Hungarian:mumus, ...
Khmer:រឿងដែលធ្វើឱ្យខ្ញុំខឹង, ...
Korean:짜증, ...
Persian:مایه اعصاب‌خردی, ...
Polish:zmora, ...
Portuguese (BR):antipatia pessoal, ...
Romanian:enervare personală, ...
Swedish:irritationskälla, ...
Thai:สิ่งที่รำคาญ, ...
Turkish:gıcık olunan şey, ...
Vietnamese:điều khó chịu, ...

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