hatefulPronunciation: /ˈheɪtfʊl, -f(ə)l/Translate hateful | into German | into Italian Definition of hateful adjective arousing, deserving of, or filled with hatred:that hateful arrogant woman informal very unpleasant:a hateful dressDerivatives hatefully adverb hatefulness noun hateful in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of hateful in the US English dictionary