Hatred is an extremely strong feeling of dislike for someone or something.
Her hatred of them would never lead her to murder. [+ of/for]
My hatred for her is so intense it seems to be destroying me.
He has been accused of inciting racial hatred.
Synonyms: hate, dislike, animosity, aversion More Synonyms of hatred
hatred in British English
(ˈheɪtrɪd)
noun
a feeling of intense dislike; enmity
hatred in American English
(ˈheɪtrɪd)
noun
strong dislike or ill will; hate
Word origin
ME < hate, hate + -red, -reden < OE -ræden, state, condition
COBUILD Collocations
hatred
pure hatred
Examples of 'hatred' in a sentence
hatred
All racial hatred is deranged.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
His conviction yesterday for incitement to racial hatred and murder has provided some answers.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Now she feels pure hatred for him.
The Sun (2011)
It will then be an offence to act with the intention of stirring up religious hatred.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Yet each declared his intense hatred for another most vehemently.
Lumsden, Robert 23 Steps to Successful Achievement (1972)
Anyone caught inciting racial hatred must feel the full force of the law.
The Sun (2016)
It must not be used as a platform for religious intolerance or hatred.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Her hatred was so intense she would have liked to attack him with a knife.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The French probe will focus on charges of defending war crimes and promoting racial hatred.
The Sun (2012)
It's whether you incite hatred on the basis of it.
Christianity Today (2000)
Let's try using the laws on incitement to racial or religious hatred.
The Sun (2013)
It is no way to live, to feel anger and hatred.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It doesn't have any room for intolerance, hatred or racial discrimination.
The Sun (2009)
There are already desirable laws restricting free speech by making it a offence, for example, to incite race hatred or violence.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Quotations
Hatred, for the man who is not engaged in it, is a little like the odour of garlic for one who hasn't eaten anyJean RostandPensées d'un Biologiste
In other languages
hatred
British English: hatred /ˈheɪtrɪd/ NOUN
Hatred is an extremely strong feeling of dislike for someone or something.
Their words were full of hatred.
American English: hatred
Arabic: بُغْض
Brazilian Portuguese: aversão
Chinese: 仇恨
Croatian: mržnja
Czech: nenávist
Danish: had
Dutch: haat
European Spanish: odio
Finnish: viha
French: haine
German: Hass
Greek: μίσος
Italian: odio
Japanese: 憎しみ
Korean: 증오
Norwegian: hat
Polish: nienawiść
European Portuguese: aversão
Romanian: ură
Russian: ненависть
Latin American Spanish: odio
Swedish: hat
Thai: ความเกลียด
Turkish: nefret
Ukrainian: ненависть
Vietnamese: lòng căm thù
Chinese translation of 'hatred'
hatred
(ˈheɪtrɪd)
n(u)
仇恨 (chóuhèn)
(noun)
Definition
intense dislike
He has been accused of stirring up hatred between nations.
Synonyms
hate
eyes that held a look of hate
dislike
The two women viewed each other with dislike and suspicion.
animosity
There's a long history of animosity between the two nations.
aversion
Many people have an aversion to insects.
revulsion
His voice was filled with revulsion.
antagonism
There is much antagonism between the two teams.
antipathy
She'd often spoken of her antipathy towards London.
enmity
The two countries erupted into open enmity during the Gulf war.
abomination
He had become an object of abomination.
ill will
He didn't bear anyone any ill will.
animus
He displayed a thorough animus to the Western tradition.
repugnance
She felt a deep sense of repugnance.
odium (formal)
She has been exposed to public odium and scandal.
detestation
They were united in their detestation of the government.
execration
Opposites
love
,
liking
,
affection
,
attachment
,
goodwill
,
devotion
,
fondness
,
friendliness
,
amity
Quotation
Hatred, for the man who is not engaged in it, is a little like the odour of garlic for one who hasn't eaten any [Jean Rostand – Pensées d'un Biologiste]
Additional synonyms
in the sense of abomination
He had become an object of abomination.
Synonyms
hatred,
hate,
horror,
disgust,
dislike,
loathing,
distaste,
animosity,
aversion,
revulsion,
antagonism,
antipathy,
enmity,
ill will,
animus,
abhorrence,
repugnance,
odium (formal),
detestation,
execration
in the sense of animosity
Definition
a powerful dislike or hostility
There's a long history of animosity between the two nations.
Synonyms
hostility,
hate,
hatred,
resentment,
bitterness,
malice,
antagonism,
antipathy,
enmity,
acrimony,
rancour,
bad blood,
ill will,
animus,
malevolence,
virulence,
malignity
in the sense of animus
Definition
intense dislike
He displayed a thorough animus to the Western tradition.