I hate to say

I hate to say
I hate to say/admit/I hate to tell you phrase
used for showing that you are sorry about what you are going to say, because you think it is unpleasant or you wish it was not true

I hate to admit it, but Sam may be right.

I hate to say this, but I think you’ve probably lost your money.

Thesaurus: ways of admitting somethingsynonym ways of saying you are sorry or regret somethingsynonym
Main entry: hate

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • hate — I UK [heɪt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms hate : present tense I/you/we/they hate he/she/it hates present participle hating past tense hated past participle hated *** Metaphor: Hate, jealousy, and other negative feelings are like poisons or… …   English dictionary

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  • hate — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 strong feeling of dislike ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, pure ▪ In her eyes he could see naked hate. VERB + HATE ▪ be filled with, be full of …   Collocations dictionary

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