hate speech

noun

: speech expressing hatred of a particular group of people

Hate speech is not allowed at school.

Examples of hate speech in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The same year, he was permanently suspended from Twitter for violating platform rules against hate speech. —Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025

Westman had decorated the assault rifle and shotgun with hate speech in ways that aligned with the dark underbelly of alt-right meme culture that regularly disparages people of color, Jewish people, the LGBTQ+, and people with disabilities. —Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025

The legislation’s age verification provisions went into effect last month, limiting various content such as hate speech, pornography, videos depicting violence and others. —Filip Timotija, The Hill, 27 Aug. 2025

The trailer does not touch on West's hate speech. —Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for hate speech

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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)