hatred

nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈheɪtɹɪd/
United Kingdom/ˈheɪtɹəd//
United States//ˈheɪtɹɪd//

A strong aversion; an intense dislike.

noun

1
A strong aversion; an intense dislike.
Heav'n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn'd, / Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman ſcorn'd.
the very circumstance which renders it so innocent is what chiefly exposes it to the public hatred
It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face.
Fears and hatreds pay no attention to facts.

Etymology

From Middle English haterede, hatrede (“hatred”), from hate (“hate”) + -rede (“suffix denoting state or condition”), equivalent to hate + -red; compare sibred, Scots luferent. Related to Icelandic hatur (“hatred”).

Forms

plural: hatreds

hateful · Evoking a feeling of hatred.Hathaway · A surname from Old English.hating · hatred

hatred · A strong aversion; an intense dislike.

Hattie · A diminutive of the female given name Harriet.haul · To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen,…hauling · haulage

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