1
: extreme dislike or disgust : hate
2
: ill will or resentment that is usually mutual : prejudiced hostility or animosity
old racial prejudices and national hatreds—
Peter Thomson
Peter ThomsonExamples of hatred in a Sentence
He had an irrational fear and hatred of foreigners.
She makes no attempt to conceal her hatred for her opponents.
This troubled city is filled with hatred, prejudice, crime, and fear.
The war was fueled by hatreds that were centuries old.
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This is another fatalistic image of the single track on which homosexual desire is condemned to run, love inevitably curdling into hatred.
—Garth Greenwell, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Irish rap trio Kneecap has been banned from entering Canada, with the government accusing the group of allegedly promoting violence and hatred and supporting terrorist groups.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
Catholic and Protestant, right and left today, were shown a different way to avoid hatred and violence.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
Investigating authorities have said there is strong evidence that Robinson held left-wing beliefs and had a hatred of conservative activist Kirk.
—Amanda Castro
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anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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Garth Greenwell, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Irish rap trio Kneecap has been banned from entering Canada, with the government accusing the group of allegedly promoting violence and hatred and supporting terrorist groups.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
Catholic and Protestant, right and left today, were shown a different way to avoid hatred and violence.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
Investigating authorities have said there is strong evidence that Robinson held left-wing beliefs and had a hatred of conservative activist Kirk.
—Amanda Castro
shane Croucher
anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hatred
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“Hatred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hatred. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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hatred
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ha·tred
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