hatred

American  

[hey-trid] / ˈheɪ trɪd /

noun

hatreds plural

1. the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.

   Synonyms:

   abomination, loathing, detestation, animosity

   Antonyms:

   love, attraction

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hatred British  

/ ˈheɪtrɪd /

noun

1. a feeling of intense dislike; enmity

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• prehatred
  noun
• self-hatred
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• hatreds
  plural

Etymology

Origin of hatred

First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English; hate + -red

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.

Related Words

• acrimony
• alienation
• animosity
• animus
• antagonism
• antipathy
• bitterness
• contempt
• disgust
• dislike
• distaste
• enmity
• envy
• grudge
• hate
• horror
• hostility
• ill will
• loathing
• malice