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ha·tred (hā′trid)
noun
Etymology: ME < hate, hate + -red, -reden < OE -ræden, state, condition
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hatred
n.
Strong aversion
abhorrence, loathing, rancor, detestation, revulsion, malignance, antipathy, repugnance, repulsion, disgust, contempt, dislike, intense dislike, execration, scorn, abomination, distaste, disapproval, horror, hard feelings, displeasure; see also sense 2; see alsohate, malice, resentment.Antonyms
liking, affection*, attraction. * Personal enmity
ill will, antipathy, bitterness, antagonism, animosity, acrimony, pique, grudge, malice, malevolence, animus, revulsion, repugnance, militancy, disfavor, ignominy, prejudice, invidiousness, spite, revenge, hate, venom, envy, spleen, coldness, distaste, pitilessness, contempt, asperity, derision, race prejudice, malignity, hostility, odium, alienation, disaffection, bad blood*, chip on one's shoulder*, grudge*; see also sense 1; see also anger, opposition 2, resentment.Antonyms
friendship, devotion*, affection.
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Converse of object
- incite: He is also accused of inciting racial hatred under the 1986 Public Order Act.
Converse of subject
- motivate: More ridicule of the Savior There is little doubt that Jerry Springer the Opera is motivated by hatred of Christianity.
Adjective modifier
- racial: Racial hatred is defined in Section 17 of the Act.
Modifies a noun
- bill: On balance I am not convinced that those opposing the religious hatred bill have made their case convincingly.
Noun used with modifier
- subconscious: The infant absorbs the mother's subconscious hatred whilst it is trying to construct its ego.
Preposition: of
- foreigner: What could bring a people to have such a total hatred of this young foreigner who had invaded their shores?
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It was necessary to abolish the fez, emblem of ignorance, negligence, fanaticismand hatred of progress and civilization, to accept in its place the hatöthe headgear worn by the whole civilized world. 37
La haine est un tonique, elle fait vivre, elle inspire la vengeance; mais la pitie¤ tue, elle affaiblit encore notre faiblesse. Hatred isa tonic, it makes one live, it inspires vengeance; but pity kills, it weakens our weaknesses still further.
No amount of cajolery, and no attempts at ethical or social seduction, can eradicate from my heart a deep and burning hatred for theTory Party that inflicted those experiences on me. So far as I am concerned, theyare lower than vermin.
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