hatred
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hatreds
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of hatred
Explanation
The noun hatred means to feel a strong emotional dislike toward something or someone. You feel hatred of people who have done terrible things to you, or books about too-perfect teens. Hatred comes from Old English hete, which means "hate," plus the suffix red (ræden), which means "the condition of." If you find after twenty years of marriage you no longer like your husband, you may be able to work it out. If you feel hatred towards him, your differences may be irreconcilable.
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The methods typically employed by Jewish communities in response to acts of hatred, she argues, are not up to the task.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Tito's death in 1980 was the beginning of the end for Yugoslavia - always an uneasy confederation of opposing factions, competing nationalisms and simmering hatred.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
“It kind of confirmed investors’ hatred of this acquisition,” Morningstar analyst David Swartz said about the sell-off.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
"To live up to the hatred that they say they have, they had to fire me," Curlee said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
“He tore up my Stevie James costume. That is pure hatred, Nic!” he huffs.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
A fittingly Gothic flavor permeates these tales, which feature hauntings, hatreds and furtive passions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The inquiry has received thousands of submissions about the impact of "one of society's oldest hatreds", said the counsel assisting the inquiry, Zelie Hegen.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
A contradiction I’m sure you understand is that Australia is a country of many hatreds, but also a country of great love.
From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2025
That creates a permission structure for unstable people to wallow in their irrational hatreds.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2024
Perhaps nothing in natural history has been at the center of fiercer and more enduring hatreds than the line of ancient beasts known as dinosaurs.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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