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
On Sunday, June 14, UFC fighter Josh Hokit took the opportunity after his win on the White House lawn to repeat a hateful lie about the former first lady.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Authorities suspect Mullis placed antisemitic flyers showing hateful symbols such as a noose, a swastika and imagery associated with the German Nazi Party.
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Maveah Griffith
june 12,
Charlotte Observer,
12 June 2026
Resolutions passed on immigration and political violence Later Wednesday, SBC messengers approved a resolutions denouncing political violence and hateful speech.
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Peter Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Rookie said she was disappointed by some of the hateful comments directed at her body and her age.
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Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
2 June 2026
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Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Authorities suspect Mullis placed antisemitic flyers showing hateful symbols such as a noose, a swastika and imagery associated with the German Nazi Party.
—
Maveah Griffith
june 12,
Charlotte Observer,
12 June 2026
Resolutions passed on immigration and political violence Later Wednesday, SBC messengers approved a resolutions denouncing political violence and hateful speech.
—
Peter Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Rookie said she was disappointed by some of the hateful comments directed at her body and her age.
—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hateful
Adjective
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He was charged with arson, malicious destruction by means of a fire and timber set aflame.
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Johnson said the bill was meant to curtail malicious records requests, which do happen, where a citizen goes after copious amounts of records just to be a jerk and cost the government time and money.
Adjective
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This vicious machine chewed him up and spit him out in predictable fashion.
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The mood changed a bit when Tab Ramos took a vicious elbow to the side of his head and fractured his skull.
Adjective
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Swift moved on from one Brit to the next, quietly dating actor Joe Alwyn from 2017 to 2023, while the world spent back-to-back cruel summers without Taymerica.
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This is particularly gratifying given the absurd and cruel trolling the young actress received from the toxic corners of internet fandom leading up to the film’s release.
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Including some rather nasty, big corpo bullies who enlist specialist teams to hunt down clues, and other players, too.
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Betty Kovacs, the eldest daughter of comedian Ernie Kovacs who with her sister Kippie and stepmother, actress-singer Edie Adams, was at the center of a nasty custody battle that kept Hollywood riveted in 1962, has died.
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“Hateful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hateful. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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