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
The liberation story of Passover remains unfinished until all people are free from fear, hatred and violence.
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Fabienne Perlov, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
What was disturbing were people who sped past a foot away from elderly people, shouting obscenities with faces twisted in hatred.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Këkht Aräkh is not unique in his loneliness; the pain of being alone is as thematically central to DSBM as the hatred of Christianity.
—Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2026
One does detect in Iran hawks a kind of 'will to destruction' and hatred of boring, civilized diplomacy.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
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Fabienne Perlov, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
What was disturbing were people who sped past a foot away from elderly people, shouting obscenities with faces twisted in hatred.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Këkht Aräkh is not unique in his loneliness; the pain of being alone is as thematically central to DSBM as the hatred of Christianity.
—Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2026
One does detect in Iran hawks a kind of 'will to destruction' and hatred of boring, civilized diplomacy.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatred
Noun
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The committee previously held Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt for refusing to comply with subpoenas related to the same Epstein investigation.—
Stephen Groves,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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For his followers, blaspheming the Holocaust and celebrating Hitler became a way to signal contempt for the political religion of postwar liberalism.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Parents must have difficult conversations about hate with their children.—
Fabienne Perlov,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Rabbi Hillel Cohn has earned honors for his work fighting hate and building inclusion.—
Jesse Jackson Jr,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Other users are sharing their distaste.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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Some of the Kennedys and others featured on the show have been vocal about their distaste for Love Story.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
27 Mar. 2026
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The disdain there is more visceral because of a 2017 incident in which Machado slid hard past the bag and had his spike collide with the calf of beloved second baseman Dustin Pedroia.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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His first target of hatred and disdain?—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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On the group’s fourth album in six years, there are songs about doomscrolling, drinking, drugs, and self-loathing—alongside themes of breakups, addiction, and the yearning for a different future.—
Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
6 Apr. 2026
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The script, by Ed Solomon, treats the Sklar siblings as cardboard grotesques—heartless, talentless, united in their loathing of a father who loathes them right back.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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These findings echo a broader pattern political scientists call affective polarization: the replacement of disagreement with abhorrence.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
27 Oct. 2025
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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.—
Michael Bloomberg,
Twin Cities,
24 Sep. 2025
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How Nelson is reformulated from one who feels desire to one who feels detestation (as well as shame for having desired) is the remarkable achievement of both the story and the storyteller and the system that requires it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Feb. 2026
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Between the lines: Many undecideds are painfully trying to balance their sense of obligation with their detestation for Trump, as USA Today first detailed on Thursday.—
Erin Doherty,
Axios,
14 Dec. 2024
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Their defensive style can look like arrogance or hostility.—
Paul Sanchez Ruiz,
The Conversation,
6 Apr. 2026
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Out of such poverty comes hatred, resentment and a desire for revenge, and this cycle of hostility can continue for years.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Hatred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatred. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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