hate speech

noun

: speech that is intended to insult, offend, or intimidate a person because of some trait (such as race, color, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability)

Examples of hate speech in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Megidish called the messages hate speech and shared doubts someone who wants to hurt a Zionist, someone who believes in the creation of a Jewish nation state, would stop to differentiate between a Zionist-Jewish person or a non-Zionist. —Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025

Musk's xAI is responsible for creating the Grok chatbot that has come under fire for disseminating hate speech, including antisemitic content. —Samantha Subin, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025

Meanwhile, major tech companies have scaled back content-moderation efforts, even as hate speech and election falsehoods rise. —Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025

And so for two years, Brown kept listening to Red Scare and kept emailing Gersh with warnings that their client was platforming dangerous hate speech. —Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hate speech

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• breach
• breech
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• keech
• leach
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Legal Definition

hate speech

noun

: speech that is intended to insult, offend, or intimidate a person because of some trait (as race, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability)