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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And when he saw his grip slipping, he turned to the type of sheer hatred he otherwise claimed to abhor.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
All this means it’s hard not to laugh when Hegseth pontificates about his hatred of “weirdos.”
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
For a Padres fan, it goes from a glorious dinger to a lifelong hatred of roofs and roof cables.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
During closing arguments on Tuesday, Miami County Prosecuting Attorney Paul Watkins leaned heavily into Flynn's text exchanges, which he said demonstrated Flynn's "hatred" for his wife.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Therefore, having made himself hated, and since to this hatred was added contempt for his old age, Pertinax came to ruin at the very outset of his rule.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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
“You can see this just by looking at him because you can see that his hatreds are his spiritual nourishment. He eats his hate.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2025
If Shakespeare could write about love and jealousy and hatreds, why couldn’t I?
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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