as in malicious
having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it
the girl's classmates were bullying her online, sending her hateful e-mails and text messages
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Recent Examples of hateful
In a letter to foundation executives, Najeeb rejected the characterization of her opinion piece as hateful or antisemitic.
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Sophie Carson, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
Then Strawberry went to Lynchburg, Virginia, and was faced with racial taunts, discrimination and hateful rhetoric.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
Of note: Your Content must not be false, defamatory, misleading or hateful, or infringe any copyright or any other third-party rights or otherwise be unlawful.
—Catherine Pearson, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Now, imagine a flood of political images, hateful memes and mocking videos from domestic and foreign sources taking over social media.
—Ernesto Verdeja, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025
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Sophie Carson, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
Then Strawberry went to Lynchburg, Virginia, and was faced with racial taunts, discrimination and hateful rhetoric.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
Of note: Your Content must not be false, defamatory, misleading or hateful, or infringe any copyright or any other third-party rights or otherwise be unlawful.
—Catherine Pearson, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Now, imagine a flood of political images, hateful memes and mocking videos from domestic and foreign sources taking over social media.
—Ernesto Verdeja, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hateful
Adjective
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The ransomware attacks in question started with malicious Google Ads deployed by the threat actors.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Tyler Chase Butler, 27, was arrested at the scene and was charged on May 6 with second-degree murder, malicious wounding and two counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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But even when locked in a tense, deadly standoff with the vicious Barbie, Moulin doesn’t break, and his courage and silence helps lead to the liberation of France, while leaving behind a new spirit of strength and resistance.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
10 May 2025
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Bone Tomahawk Year: 2015 Runtime: 2h 11m Director: S. Craig Zahler S. Craig Zahler has become one of the most divisive filmmakers working today after three vicious, brutal movies — Bone Tomahawk, Brawl in Cell Block 99, and Dragged Across Concrete.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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Scheifele’s emotional and inspirational decision to play mere hours after his father’s unexpected death — to play for his dad, to play because of his dad — ended in cruel fashion, with Scheifele helpless in the penalty box.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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At first the program seems to be benign, but Hayakawa’s film steadily reveals how the policy thrives on the cruel capitalist tenet that people are disposable.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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The apps have a nasty trick that fools users into the initial download, and once on a phone, the damage is done.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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He’s been the spirit of the Panthers’ skillfully nasty style the previous two springs.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2025
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“Hateful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hateful. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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