hatred
Americannoun
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.
Example Sentences
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Hatred for Ms. Rodríguez among Venezuelans is visceral.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026
Hatred, like all untreated addictions, consumes its host in the end.
From Salon • Sep. 23, 2024
“His wife and girls just lived through the unthinkable and unimaginable. Hatred has no limits and love has no bounds.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2024
How is your book different from the 2018 story of your conversion that’s told in Eli Saslow’s Rising Out of Hatred?
From Slate • May 18, 2024
Hatred again stirred in him, but he had no longer the strength to refuse.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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