hatrednoun [ U ]
uk/ˈheɪ.trɪd/us/ˈheɪ.trɪd/C1 an extremely strong feeling of dislike:
What is very clear in these letters is Clark's passionate hatred of his father.
The motive for this shocking attack seems to be racial hatred.
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- He's been accused of stirring up racial hatred in the region.
- Seeing the damage made hatred flame within her.
- She gave me a look of intense hatred.
- The fighting between the different social groups has become a terrifying spiral of death and hatred.
- His relationship with his mother left him with a psychotic hatred of women.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Feelings of dislike and hatred
- abhorrence
- abomination
- anathema
- animosity
- animus
- disdain
- disfavour
- disgust
- dislike
- distaste
- ill will
- loathing
- misandry
- misanthrope
- misanthropic
- repulsion
- sore point
- technophobe
- virulence
- vitriol
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