Hatred

//hetɹɪd// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A strong aversion; an intense dislike. countable, uncountable

    "Heav'n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn'd, / Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman ſcorn'd."

  2. 2
    the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action wordnet

Synonyms

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antipathyhatehatehostilityabhorrenceabomination

Example

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"The bold man glanced at the gangster with hatred and contempt."

Etymology

From Middle English haterede, hatrede (“hatred”), from hate (“hate”) + -rede (“suffix denoting state or condition”), equivalent to hate + -red; compare sibred, Scots luferent. Related to Icelandic hatur (“hatred”).

Related phrases

love-hatredrace hatredself-hatredalmost therered endingstrong dislikestrong like

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