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hatred

hatred

394 1.9
A very strong dislike that can make a person want to hurt others
  • noun
  • /ˈheɪtrɪd/
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  • His mouth turned down, and his eyes were black with hatred of this Englishman.
  • racial hatred
  • religious hatred
  • ethnic hatred

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Examples

  • Everyone is assuming the motive is hatred or revenge.

  • We must fight hatred and prejudice in all its forms.

  • And there was like this hatred towards me.

  • May you be free from hatred, maybe you be free from fear.

  • How could there be hatred in the name of a loving God?

  • But in truth, the hatred is coming from everywhere.

  • His heart burned with hatred for his father and for the town he lived in.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Young one, life is too short to harbor hatred.

  • Where there is hatred, let me sow love.

  • We must fight hatred and prejudice in all its forms.

Synonyms

hate
vshatred
549 1.0

A very strong dislike that can make you want to harm someone

is the same very strong dislike that can sometimes lead to action
hostility
vshatred
147 4.7

Unfriendly or angry actions and feelings toward someone

is the inner very strong dislike that may or may not show outwardly
animosity
vshatred
57 6.1

Strong angry feeling toward a person or group

is equally strong feeling but not always focused on action
loathing
vshatred
48 5.2

A strong feeling of hatred and disgust for someone or something

is centred on severe dislike or hostility without emphasis on disgust
aversion
vshatred
31 6.5

A strong dislike of something or someone

is deeper dislike that often includes hostile intent or action
ill will
vshatred
19 5.3

A strong feeling of dislike or anger toward someone

is a more intense inner dislike that can provoke action
animus
vshatred
19 9.0

A strong feeling of hate toward someone or something

is similar but may be more likely to provoke action
revulsion
vshatred
18 6.3

A strong feeling of disgust at something very unpleasant

is about strong dislike or hostility, not only disgust
enmity
vshatred
16 8.0

A strong feeling of hatred toward people or groups

is intense dislike that can be sudden or long lasting
antipathy
vshatred
11 8.3

A strong feeling of dislike toward someone or something

is stronger and more likely to include hostility or action
abhorrence
vshatred
2 7.8

A very strong feeling of hate and disgust

is broader strong dislike not necessarily mixed with disgust
detestation
vshatred
1 8.6

A very strong feeling of hate and disgust for someone or something

focuses on strong dislike or hostility rather than disgust
despising
vshatred
7.4

A strong feeling of dislike and scorn for someone or something

is mainly about intense dislike or hostile feeling rather than scorn
despisal
vshatred
  • Archaic
8.9

Strong feeling of dislike and scorn for someone or something

focuses more on raw dislike or hostility than contemptuous attitude

Antonyms

317 1.4

A gentle warm feeling for a person, animal, or thing

38 2.8

A strong warm liking for a person or thing

Compounds

11 6.4

A strong painful feeling that you are a bad person or have no value

How Hateful

loathing
48 5.2
hatred
394 1.9
hate
549 1.0
antipathy
11 8.3
dislike
  • Texting
49 1.0

Surface Forms

hatred singular
hatreds plural

Morphology

hatred = hate (transparent) = hate + red

The meaning is directly derived from 'hate' with a noun-forming suffix indicating the state or quality of hating, which B1 learners can readily infer.

Etymology

Hatred comes from the old word hate, which means 'strong dislike'. The ending -red turns 'to hate' into the noun 'hatred', so the word literally means 'the state of hating', which is why it describes a very strong dislike or hostility.