come to hate

Frequency: 6.54.8 per million words

To gradually develop a feeling of hatred over time.

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Examples (10)

  • He came to hate the town, with its narrow prejudices.
  • Over the years, she came to hate the constant noise of the city.
  • I never thought I would come to hate my job, but the stress became unbearable.
  • After the betrayal, he gradually came to hate everyone who had once been his friend.
  • They came to hate the system that had failed them so many times.
  • She came to hate the place where she had suffered so much.
  • As time passed, he came to hate the very sound of her voice.
  • The workers came to hate their manager after years of unfair treatment.
  • I came to hate the routine that made every day feel the same.
  • By the end of the war, many soldiers had come to hate violence itself.