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hatefulness

  • a word derived from hateful.
    hateful
    adjective
    arousing hate or deserving to be hated.

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They often mimic each other’s arguments, accusing one another of hatefulness or of abandoning their values.

From Slate Mar. 5, 2026

The real guy is just so weird – in addition to all the hatefulness.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 7, 2024

And as those principles are pursued in courts, legislatures and break rooms, there’s less tolerance than ever for the low-level hatefulness perpetrated daily by workplace bullies.

From Washington Post Dec. 16, 2021

Life is hard these days and I turn to mysteries for an escape; not a reminder of hatefulness, or a slog down a seemingly never-ending trail of semi-interchangeable witnesses.

From Seattle Times Sep. 29, 2020

Without his teeth, some of the hatefulness seemed to have gone out of him.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison