What does "hate speech" mean?

Speech that attacks or disparages a person or group of persons on the basis of origin, race, nationality, ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.

Hate speech

Q: What is a synonym for "hate speech"?

Common synonyms include: abusive language, bigoted rhetoric, disciplinary category, discipline label, discriminatory speech, kike.

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Noun

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Speech that attacks or disparages a person or group of persons on the basis of origin, race, nationality, ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability. uncountable
"Facebook belatedly moved to further restrict hate speech that glorified violence against women after an organized social media campaign caused some companies like Nissan, the automaker, to withhold advertising from the site."

Synonyms

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abusive language bigoted rhetoric disciplinary category discipline label discriminatory speech kike

Antonyms

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allowable expression allowable speech free expression inclusive language

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"Facebook belatedly moved to further restrict hate speech that glorified violence against women after an organized social media campaign caused some companies like Nissan, the automaker, to withhold advertising from the site."

Etymology

From hate + speech. Compare Old English hetesprǣċ (“hateful speech”).

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