hate mail
noun
: extremely angry letters, email, etc.
They get a lot of hate mail from people who disagree with their policies.
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Though her efforts garnered her hate mail, death threats, and court charges of indecency, EXPORT remained undeterred.
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News Desk, Artforum, 15 May 2026
There are still deliveries of hate mail from conservative neighbors who disapprove of their lifestyle, and occasional drive-bys punctuated with curses yelled from car windows, but they’ve largely been accepted by the community.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Hester is a caustic yet irresistible narrator, and this evocation of her journey across America reads as both hate mail and love letter to a complex country.
—Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
That would be a particularly disturbing piece of real hate mail Kubrin received late last year after she was quoted in a news story about immigration and crime.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
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News Desk, Artforum, 15 May 2026
There are still deliveries of hate mail from conservative neighbors who disapprove of their lifestyle, and occasional drive-bys punctuated with curses yelled from car windows, but they’ve largely been accepted by the community.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Hester is a caustic yet irresistible narrator, and this evocation of her journey across America reads as both hate mail and love letter to a complex country.
—Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
That would be a particularly disturbing piece of real hate mail Kubrin received late last year after she was quoted in a news story about immigration and crime.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hate mail
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“Hate mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hate%20mail. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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