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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"When I look at France, when you look at Italy, when you look at all the turmoil and the hatred, that's not about school," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
All this means it’s hard not to laugh when Hegseth pontificates about his hatred of “weirdos.”
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
Held in pre-trial detention ever since, Goktas is facing charges of insulting Erdogan and incitement to public hatred, with prosecutors later adding an extra charge of praising crime and criminals, according to the indictment.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
American troops remained in Saudi Arabia after the Gulf War of 1990-91, ratcheting up Islamist hatred of the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
First, his lingering suspicions of Hamilton developed into unbridled distrust and then outright personal hatred.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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
We have rare bipartisanship around this issue, and we risk unraveling into conspiracy and deep hatreds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2024
Look, ideologies and fanaticism and hatreds are extremely difficult to eradicate.
From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2023
C. P. Ellis: hurting and hurtful, possessed of all the tedious, creaking, accumulated hatreds of the South, and yet guileless and—Riddick believed—essentially honorable.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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