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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“At that time,” he wrote in “The Road to Wigan Pier,” his classic about class and economics, “there was, among the young, a curious cult of hatred of ‘old men.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
If you’ve never been in a Dulles people mover, you might be puzzled by the white-hot hatred they induce.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
He has found the concept helpful in getting his 12-year-old daughter over her hatred for math homework.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Lord Mann, the UK government's independent adviser on antisemitism, called for a "clear, calm and methodical" approach to tackling anti-Jewish hatred, warning that governments which avoidede their responsibilities contributed to the problem.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
“I want to swim in the ocean. Leave the dust, the dirt behind. The hatred and the evil.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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
We have rare bipartisanship around this issue, and we risk unraveling into conspiracy and deep hatreds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2024
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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