Hate and Refuse

Hate

Hate verb - To dislike strongly.

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Refuse and hate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refuse" instead a verb "Hate".

Nearby Words: hateful, hated, hating, hatefully, hater

Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.

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Hate and refuse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hate" instead a verb "Refuse".

Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

person	hate person	refuse person
life	hate life	refuse life
guy	hate guy	refuse guy
people	hate people	refuse people
Other words: kind, idea, time, way, father, war, anyone.

In the fourth game a scientist flat-out refuses to believe in magic (even if you're playing a wizard yourself), and in the fifth game the scientists hate/refuse to believe in magic so much that they end up poisoning all the mages in the game, including the player if he isn't careful.

Source: Magic Versus Science
You know, I really hate people who refuse to see the inevitable, refuse to do the smart thing.

Source: Famous Last Words / Video Games H To P
Similar to the willfully blind in Fan Dumb, the Hate Dumb variety will refuse to acknowledge any potential strengths or possibly even anything that was done correctly.

Source: Hate Dumb

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