as in contempt
a very strong dislike
a lifelong hatred of war that inspired him to join a peace movement
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Recent Examples of hatred
How the age-old hatred manifests The track was just the latest in a string of antisemitic incidents surrounding Ye.
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 3 July 2025
There’s a great tradition in sports of being driven by a fear, or a hatred, of that feeling.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
She’s been feeling so much hatred, so much anger, so much sadness, so much disappointment these last few episodes.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 13 July 2025
Johnson described the brawl as regrettable but also inevitable given how much hatred, pressure and pride get packed into a single game.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 7 July 2025
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 3 July 2025
There’s a great tradition in sports of being driven by a fear, or a hatred, of that feeling.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
She’s been feeling so much hatred, so much anger, so much sadness, so much disappointment these last few episodes.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 13 July 2025
Johnson described the brawl as regrettable but also inevitable given how much hatred, pressure and pride get packed into a single game.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatred
Noun
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Officials arrested the 55-year-old on Saturday after a Missouri judge held her in contempt of court for dodging court orders regarding $224,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs owed to PETA.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
23 July 2025
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The series of photos — and a follow-up Valentine's Day post — were not well-received by Arroyo, who told PEOPLE that Rossi and Smiley barely saw Grayson and all there have been eight contempt of court orders over the years.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
18 July 2025
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His screed resonates as a credo today: Mayor Koch has stated that hate and rancor should be removed from our hearts.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
3 Aug. 2025
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Wahab is not alone, receiving hate messages seems to be inevitable for legislators sharing posts with large audiences.—
Molly Gibbs,
Sacbee.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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That prompted the police union to go public with its distaste for how negotiations have gone so far.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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President Trump doubled down on his distaste for the late night TV landscape with a blistering social media post Tuesday morning.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
22 July 2025
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For the first time, the accord sets a definitive price tag for a U.S. college to assuage the Trump administration, which has made no secret of its disdain for many universities, especially the richest and most selective ones.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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One of the injured parties, who broke their leg and required emergency surgery, expressed disdain for the number of MARTA officers on site.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
17 July 2025
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The medieval ideal suggests superstition, ignorance, vulgarity, restlessness, cruelty and religion—all of which fill my soul with horror and loathing.—
Henry Wiencek
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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He’s not emasculated, there’s no affair on the side, there’s no secret loathing, there’s no immature handling of arguments or true failures of communication with dire consequences.—
Alex Ross,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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Holly hits the road with the activist and brings along a gun, despite her deep need to be near her home and her abhorrence of weapons.—
Maren Longbella,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2025
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The reactions from right-of-center publications divide into roughly four camps, aligning on a spectrum ranging from vocal approval to outright abhorrence.—
Zack Beauchamp,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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Between the lines: Many undecideds are painfully trying to balance their sense of obligation with their detestation for Trump, as USA Today first detailed on Thursday.—
Erin Doherty,
Axios,
14 Dec. 2024
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One of the most memorable chapters epitomizes her detestation for the ultra-wealthy and pompous intellectuals who rushed to rationalize her work.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2024
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Without an end to hostilities, no humanitarian corridor can function safely, Palestinian civilians cannot be reached at scale and the hostages will not return home.—
David Miliband,
Time,
29 July 2025
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The largest synagogue in Judaism’s Reconstructionist movement is moving to cut ties with its denominational body over what its leaders describe as a failure to confront hostility to Israel among affiliated rabbis and rabbinical students.—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
28 July 2025
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“Hatred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatred. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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