Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Intense animosity or hostility.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The emotion or feeling of hate; hate. See
hate , n., 1. - noun Synonyms Ill-will, Enmity, etc. (see
animosity ); Hatred, Dislike, Antipathy, etc. (seeantipathy ); Disgrace, Disfavor, Dishonor (seeodium ); detestation, loathing, abhorrence.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Strong aversion; intense dislike; hate; an affection of the mind awakened by something regarded as evil.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Strong
aversion ; intensedislike ;hateful regard; an affection of the mind awakened by something regarded as unpleasant, harmful or evil.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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How can I endure to meet the disapproval and bitterness and hatred -- yes, _hatred_ -- when they come filing out upon me from that room across the hall.
The Fifth Wheel A Novel Olive Higgins Prouty 1928
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If people don't want to use the term hatred, fine.
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Using the Bible as a basis for your hatred is a cop out.
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The state communications regulator also has warned companies that provide short cellphone-message services against being used as a platform to send messages that could instigate what it termed hatred, violence and unrest.
As Ugandans Vote, Opposition Stirs Nicholas Bariyo 2011
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Using the Bible as a basis for your hatred is a cop out.
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This hatred is a visceral need that cannot be reasoned with.
Iran War Resolution May Be Passed Next Week « Antiwar.com Blog 2008
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AMANPOUR: Now in Afghanistan as the Taliban get pushed back, many, many Afghans are expressing what they call their hatred for Osama bin Laden, and especially the Arab fighters who have come to fight with him.
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Jancus Lain, or the Wicked: their hatred is the proof of their esteem; the kingdom which he guarded was inaccessible to their arms; and they felt him most daring and formidable, when they fondly believed the captain and his country irrecoverably lost.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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* The Catholics hated the person and government of Copronymus; but even their hatred is a proof of their oppression.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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Civility not hatred is needed between individuals.
Kenneth Kales: Upheaval at the Turn of the Millennium Kenneth Kales 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word hatred
Hatred has been looked up 393 times, favorited 0 times, listed 10 times, commented on 0 times, and has a Scrabble score of 10.
July 24, 2010
qroqqa commented on the word hatred
One of two words surviving in modern English with the abstract noun formative suffix -red, the other being kindred. This is not the same suffix as in hundred.
August 26, 2010
milosrdenstvi commented on the word hatred
Any examples that don't survive in modern English?
August 27, 2010