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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There are still deliveries of hate mail from conservative neighbors who disapprove of their lifestyle, and occasional drive-bys punctuated with curses yelled from car windows, but they’ve largely been accepted by the community. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026 Hester is a caustic yet irresistible narrator, and this evocation of her journey across America reads as both hate mail and love letter to a complex country. Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026 That would be a particularly disturbing piece of real hate mail Kubrin received late last year after she was quoted in a news story about immigration and crime. Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026 While one of his victims, 19-year-old Darrell Cabey, was paralyzed and suffered permanent brain damage in the shooting, he and the other victims were villainized, even receiving piles of hate mail. The Week Us, TheWeek, 4 Feb. 2026 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 15 Apr. 2026.

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