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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And then there was the hate mail that flooded the mailboxes of the boys’ families, after both the Daily News and the Post had published their addresses.
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Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Goetz’s victims were, in turn, villainized and bombarded with hate mail.
—Heather Ann Thompson, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Zhu received handwritten hate mail tied to the post sent to her office.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2025
Throughout, hate mail poured into inboxes at mosques and advocacy groups.
—Rob Kuznia, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Goetz’s victims were, in turn, villainized and bombarded with hate mail.
—Heather Ann Thompson, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Zhu received handwritten hate mail tied to the post sent to her office.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2025
Throughout, hate mail poured into inboxes at mosques and advocacy groups.
—Rob Kuznia, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025
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“Hate mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hate%20mail. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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