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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She said this was "a hatred we must stand robustly against, and root out from its very foundations", which meant "taking on extremists and bearing down on those who seek to divide our communities".
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Citing the biblical book of Esther, in which a principled young woman surrounded by hatred for Jews asserts her identity to save her people, Ms. Horn makes it clear that we are at a crossroads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
“It kind of confirmed investors’ hatred of this acquisition,” Morningstar analyst David Swartz said about the sell-off.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
"To live up to the hatred that they say they have, they had to fire me," Curlee said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
It’s better that I never got to see the look of disgust or hatred in your eyes when you discovered who I really was.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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
“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
Instead, this carnival barker has repackaged old hatreds from the past.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 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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