hate speech
noun
: speech expressing hatred of a particular group of people
Hate speech is not allowed at school.
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However, Mason said, sometimes hate speech can ultimately lead to acts of violence.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
The back and forth of favored teams — which also prompted Prime Video to issue a warning and caution viewers against bullying and hate speech ahead of season three premiere — has continued to heat up even after the finale.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Yet, these decisions never settled the debate over hate speech with any finality.
—Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Evidently, saying racist things is not hate speech, but calling someone out for saying racist things is.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
The back and forth of favored teams — which also prompted Prime Video to issue a warning and caution viewers against bullying and hate speech ahead of season three premiere — has continued to heat up even after the finale.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Yet, these decisions never settled the debate over hate speech with any finality.
—Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Evidently, saying racist things is not hate speech, but calling someone out for saying racist things is.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hate speech
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“Hate speech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hate%20speech. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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