odiar

Senses

1. 1.

   to hate

   to feel intense dislike or aversion toward someone or something

2. 2.

   to detest, to loathe

   to strongly dislike or find repugnant

Examples

• "Eu odeio acordar cedo nos finais de semana."

  I hate waking up early on weekends.

• "Ela disse que odeia mentiras e falsidade."

  She said she hates lies and phoniness.

• "Por que você me odeia tanto?"

  Why do you hate me so much?

Usage

A regular -ar verb expressing strong negative feelings. Commonly used in everyday speech, often hyperbolically (e.g., "Odeio segunda-feira" = "I hate Mondays"). The preposition construction is "odiar algo/alguém" (no preposition needed). Don't confuse with "detestar" which is slightly less intense in register.