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Genogram Hate Symbol
The hate relationship symbol is shown as a dense, tightly packed dashed red line between two people in EasyGenogram. Use it when intense dislike or hostility is the defining pattern, not just ordinary conflict. This guide explains when hate is appropriate and when conflict, hostility, or distance is a better fit.
Hate Symbol Example in a Genogram
Hate Symbol Example in a Genogram
Curtis Langston and his older brother, Derek Langston, have despised each other since a bitter dispute over their late father's estate.
Both sit on the same sibship line as children of their parents, that structural position doesn't change. The hate line is a separate connection drawn directly between the two of them, on top of the existing sibling structure.
Hate vs. Hostile vs. Conflict
- Conflict: double dotted red lines. Ongoing tension, still engaging.
- Hostile: red jagged line. Open antagonism or dislike, expressed outright.
- Hate: dense triple dashed red line. Intense, entrenched dislike, more severe than either.
Hate sits at the far end of this group.
Where hostility is open dislike in the moment, hate reflects something more fixed and enduring between the two people.
How to Add It in EasyGenogram
Select the relationship line between the two people and choose Hate from the emotional line set.
Hate Symbol Example in a Genogram
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FAQ
What does the hate symbol look like on a genogram?
A dense, tightly packed dashed red line between two people. It represents intense, entrenched dislike, more severe than conflict or hostile.
What's the difference between hate and hostile genogram symbols?
Hostile marks open antagonism or dislike expressed in the moment. Hate marks something more fixed and entrenched between the two people.
What's the difference between hate and conflict?
Conflict is ongoing tension where people are still engaging, sometimes resolvable. Hate reflects a deeper, more settled dislike.
Is the hate line directional?
No. Unlike hostile, abuse, or violence, the hate line is non-directional, it represents mutual dislike between the two people.
Can a hate relationship change over time?
Yes. If the intensity eases, update the line on the genogram to Hostile or Conflict to reflect the change.