What Is Hating on Someone?

Intense animosity or dislike; hatred. Idiom: hate on (someone) Slang. To ridicule, insult, or act hatefully toward: Stop hating on them—they're my friends.

What does it mean to hate on someone?

informal. to criticize someone or say bad things about them, in an unpleasant and public way: These kids get hated on for no good reason at all.

What causes you to hate someone?

Hate is an emotion. It dwells somewhere between anger, fear and disgust. At its worst, hatred can inspire violent acts. Hatred can be caused by many variables, but most often it's fueled, at least in part, by distorted thought processes such as “all-or-nothing thinking” or generalizations.