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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All this means it’s hard not to laugh when Hegseth pontificates about his hatred of “weirdos.”
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
It also reflects on how hatred can prevail and how there’s often a tendency to blame others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Held in pre-trial detention ever since, Goktas is facing charges of insulting Erdogan and incitement to public hatred, with prosecutors later adding an extra charge of praising crime and criminals, according to the indictment.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
“She was a black hole, whose charm and guile belied her hatred of the world,” Inspector Yavuz concludes of Chana.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
But most of Ben’s hatred and humiliation was directed at the waiter, who shook his head with a patronizingly bemused tolerance.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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
In a world of tribal hatreds and ancient resentments, the Gospel unites people in bonds of love who might otherwise have every reason to treat each other with suspicion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
That creates a permission structure for unstable people to wallow in their irrational hatreds.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2024
Look, ideologies and fanaticism and hatreds are extremely difficult to eradicate.
From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2023
Tendai realized the man who was the Spirit Medium might have petty hatreds, but mud-limu inside his body had no patience with such things.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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