hate mail
noun
: extremely angry letters, email, etc.
They get a lot of hate mail from people who disagree with their policies.
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The online database generated harassment campaigns against professors, leading to calls for firings, hate mail and death threats.
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Lee Bebout, The Conversation, 16 Sep. 2025
Offit said he’s received hate mail, been physically assaulted and received death threats.
—Katherine Dillinger, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
The hate mail is, however, louder in the U.S., where OUTtv expanded via streaming deals.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
Joe Simon tells a story about how their offices started to get phone calls and hate mail from Nazis after this came out.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 10 May 2025
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Lee Bebout, The Conversation, 16 Sep. 2025
Offit said he’s received hate mail, been physically assaulted and received death threats.
—Katherine Dillinger, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
The hate mail is, however, louder in the U.S., where OUTtv expanded via streaming deals.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
Joe Simon tells a story about how their offices started to get phone calls and hate mail from Nazis after this came out.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 10 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for hate mail
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“Hate mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hate%20mail. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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