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
And his diagnosis of jealous hatred—where enjoying other people’s mistakes becomes your lifeblood, and knocking down your rivals becomes a reason to exist—still feels fresh and alive.
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Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Whoever planned that slaughter knew that hatred for police would resonate with the public, and create a plausible motive for the crime, even though the real motive had nothing to do with police.
—Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Gracie’s discovery is squelched and this character’s value to the play comes in establishing how institutional silence can have an equally pernicious impact on confronting social hatreds.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
His first target of hatred and disdain?
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Whoever planned that slaughter knew that hatred for police would resonate with the public, and create a plausible motive for the crime, even though the real motive had nothing to do with police.
—Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Gracie’s discovery is squelched and this character’s value to the play comes in establishing how institutional silence can have an equally pernicious impact on confronting social hatreds.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
His first target of hatred and disdain?
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatred
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Josett pleaded guilty to three misdemeanors, including unauthorized computer access and fraud; annoying and repeated phone calls; and contempt of court for violating the restraining order.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Our law essentially requires factfinding before referral for indirect criminal contempt prosecution.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Apr. 2026
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Screenshots of Ikner’s online history captured by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and shared with USA TODAY also showed that the suspect, who was an active gamer, appeared to have a fascination with with Adolf Hitler, Nazis and other hate groups.—
Jeff Burlew,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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The overall upbeat demeanor of the show spawned some true hate and backlash for Barney, both for those involved in the series and for fans.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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In an expletive-laden email to Bloomberg, Lee expressed his distaste for the media, as well as ARR as a metric for startup growth.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was among those expressing distaste for the headliner selection.—
Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2026
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Glatzer’s disdain spins out behind Silicon Valley, too.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
12 Apr. 2026
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The tension between baseball ops and Bob Melvin and Shildt’s disdain for input and feedback hindered this communication process the past four seasons.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Through it all, however, West struggled with depression and a sense of self-loathing, and had trouble with intimacy, much of it a by-product of a hardscrabble childhood in West Virginia with a domineering father.—
Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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However genuine their connection, their paths were forged in deception and self-loathing.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
13 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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Lebanese officials have pushed for a ceasefire, while Israel has framed the negotiations around Hezbollah’s disarmament and a potential peace deal, without publicly committing to halting hostilities or withdrawing its forces.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Thanks to the religious hostilities that burst open in the late sixteenth century, the prevailing hue is blood.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Hatred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatred. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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