as in contempt
a very strong dislike
a lifelong hatred of war that inspired him to join a peace movement
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Recent Examples of hatred
Not drinking seemed to me synonymous with a hatred of pleasure, a fascist quest for purity.
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Sarah Miller,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
Thankfully, Leviticus has a good grasp on how to leverage this conceit for scares and to score points about the insidiousness of mistaking hatred for salvation.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
There wasn’t any hatred behind it.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
His sophisticated taste and hatred for carbs always brought a little humor to the job.
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Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for hatred
Sarah Miller,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
Thankfully, Leviticus has a good grasp on how to leverage this conceit for scares and to score points about the insidiousness of mistaking hatred for salvation.
—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
There wasn’t any hatred behind it.
—
Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
His sophisticated taste and hatred for carbs always brought a little humor to the job.
—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for hatred
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatred
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Criminal charges from contempt of Congress referrals are rare.
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One of the joys of Air, down to the breathy purity of its title, is its contempt for design—an easy target, but one for which Kracht has sharpened his blade.
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The book beautifully captures the delicate line between love and hate, between victimhood and complicity.
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Unfortunately, this can lead to some individuals lashing out in response to their own insecurities, hate and low bar of aptitude, which is confirmed by the tenor of the attacks.
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His distaste for the wealthy is not an uncommon feeling in the country, his defense argued.
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In a September 2025 interview with Hollywood Authentic, Watson looked back on her career and her distaste for specific aspects of working in the entertainment industry that extended beyond acting on screen.
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While the singer-songwriter has been vocal about her disdain for generative AI models, her latest argument against it comes after learning hundreds of her own songs have been used for training purposes.
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But many Cepeda voters are still grappling to understand the disdain towards Colombia’s left.
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There’s a queasiness to her self-loathing that feels especially potent to the teenage experience.
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Rodrigo’s fans are young—some very young—and her music is perky, composed, and telegenic in a way that can distract from how much darkness and loathing lurk within it.
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When human decency and basic civility fall victim to partisanship and ideology, and abhorrence of violence becomes tempered by political aims, monstrosities and tyrannies become possible.
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Engelbert has consistently mismanaged the overt physical hostility directed at the league's biggest star.
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Today, however, some experts suggest that explicit displays of racial hostility have become more visible in public spaces.
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In spite of their original values of humanitarianism and neutrality, these organizations have been morally debased from within, using the language of human rights and international justice yet deploying it on behalf of autocracies and against the liberal democracies that created them.
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The ball got away from Witt at short in spite of his best efforts to keep it on the infield.
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“Hatred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatred. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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