Is hate an emotion or is it an attitude?

Question

Is hate an emotion or is it an attitude?

Answer 1

i would say emotion cause if it was an atitude that would ur always very hateful of everything. in emotion it just u feel like a certain thing or person.

in emotion u'll proably forget about it.  

Answer 2

Both. If you really hate someone because of something that person then hate is more of a passion or emotion. If you hate someone because your s****. and stuck up then that's just your attitude and the way you are. If hate is strong enough and you have  a good reason, its an emotion

Answer 3

Attitude is the bi-product of emotion. If you have a bad attitude, it's fueled by emotions like annoyance, anger, apathy, frustration, negativity, indifference, you know, all the bad ones. If you have a good attitude, it's probably fueled by happiness, carefreeness, positivity, curiosity, an energy for life, you know, the good ones. :)

Answer 4

Hate blossoms from fear. And fear is an emotion, we all have a tough time controlling. An attitude could change given one's fortune. It's amazing how luck could quickly change one's attitude.

Answer 5

Emotions are a projection of what your body is doing. Hate is a perceived threat response that may have no bearing in truth.

Answer 6

I think it is a decision!

Heres why.

You get mad/angry...even enough to want to cause harm to someone....

That is an emotion, Even when you "hate" the one who hurt you enough to make you that angry/mad....You "HATE" because of that emotion, just like you could forgive instead! (does not mean you are less angry, just made a decision to forgive instead of hate.

As for attitude...I think Hate is a decision, as I said, and an Attitude is a learned behavior that the person then makes a 'decision' to show it as Hate or Bi*ch or Friendly etc...  

Answer 7

its both

Answer 8

do you mean like hating someone so much you want to kill them

Answer 9

both, but genrally its an emotion

Answer 10

Hate cannot be an 'attitude' , because in that case there is nothing out of the purview of this word.

As an 'emotion', hate is selectively applicable to ' a person ' ,a place, a thing. an article , some thing eatable etc. Hate as part of 'emotion' can not last for an indefinite period and may be for a specific phase only. The execption could however be for a place or some eatable eg you hate a brinjal or you hate going to "xyz" place etc.

Answer 11

Hate is an emotion.  It increases your

heat-beat and respiration.  It causes

crying and shaking.

Attitude is a feeling about a person

or thing.

Answer 12

I think it's an emotion,  The most powerful emotion that we have,

                                 (more powerful then love),  it's much Easier to Hate, then it is to Love...

Answer 13

Hate is not an emoting nor an attitude. Hate is a state of mind. I think a wrongful one that is like poison to our being.

Answer 14

Both...

IT'S an Emotion when it HAPPENS in response to something in your life.

It's an attitude - when you CHOOSE to get angry.

Answer 15

Hate is an emotion..U can change ur attitude but its difficult to chage ur emotion.For ex.. if u hate a food, u can never change that..since its an emotion.. If its an attitude u should be able to change it

Answer 16

hate is a very powerful emotion, its also a very corrosive one that can eat away at the person that feels the hatred.

Answer 17

Hate is a response to something that you dont agree with, now hate is not necesarily bad e.g. to my son I may say, I love you, but I hate what you are doing with your life, yea.

Its a reaction to circumstances, It can save your life, I hate being in a smoky room.

Now if you are talking about unfettered hatred, I hate all men, then its a state of mind brought on by strong emotions.

If its your kids, I hate going to school, then its an attitude.

Great question though.

Answer 18

Emotion? I think...

Answer 19

its an emotion

Answer 20

Emotion because you can feel it without even letting anyone notice....

For example... guy annoys you and you don't say anything....

You can have an attitude like it but most of the times that just fake... to look... cool or something

Answer 21

I would say both.  It's an emotion you direct toward a specific person, but it can be an attitude that you have toward life and people in general.

Answer 22

It can be both.

To go into more detail, it is possible to have a hateful attitude toward something as part of a mental illness, like an Anger Management Disorder or a Personality Disorder, and it is possible to feel a hateful emotion toward something when an event calls for it. It is not dissimilar to those who worry and get anxious, some people worry and get anxious when an event calls for it, and some people are worried and anxious all the time, and that can be another mental illness like Generalised Anxiety Disorder or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Some people are concerned about the way they look, which can be perfectly natural, but again, when it becomes excessive, debilitating and affects your everyday living, that is when it is time to seek help, as in that case you could have another psychiatric disorder called Body Dysmorphic Disorder. Although all these and more negative emotions and concerns can be and are a part of healthy everyday living, when it becomes excessive, debilitating and affects your everyday living, that is when it is time to seek professional help.