hatred

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hatred

  • /ˈheɪtɹɪd/ US
  • /ˈheɪtɹɪd UK
  • ˈheɪtɹəd/ UK

Rhymes with -eɪtɹɪd

Where it comes from

From Middle English haterede, hatrede (“hatred”), from hate (“hate”) + -rede (“suffix denoting state or condition”), equivalent to hate + -red; compare sibred, Scots luferent. Related to Icelandic hatur (“hatred”).

noun hatreds

  1. countable, uncountable A strong aversion; an intense dislike. Heav'n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn'd, / Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman ſcorn'd.

    Similar: hate, antipathy, hostility, odium · Opposite: love, amity

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hate, odium, hateful, detest, loathing, revulsion, abhorrence, antipathy, spite, aversion, execration, dislike, hostility, envy, malice, animosity

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noun strong aversion

Españolodio
한국어증오심 jeung'osim, 증오 jeung'o, 미움 mium
日本語憎しみ nikushimi, 憎悪 zōo, 嫌悪 ken'o, 厭悪 en'o, 嫌厭 ken'en
中文恨 hèn, 仇恨 chóuhèn, 憎惡 /憎恶 zēngwù, 憎恨 zēnghèn, 怨恨 yuànhèn, 厭惡 /厌恶 yànwù
हिन्दीघृणा ghŕṇā, घिन ghin, दुश्मनी duśmanī, नफ़रत nafrat
Kiswahilichuki
Portuguêsódio
Françaishaine
DeutschHass
Italianoodio, risentimento
Ελληνικάμίσος mísos, έχθρα échthra, απέχθεια apéchtheia
Românăură
Русскийне́нависть nénavistʹ
Tiếng Việtsự ghét, sự căm thù
العربيةبُغْض buḡḍ, كَرَاهِيَة karāhiya, كُرْه kurh, بَغْضَاء baḡḍāʔ
עבריתשִׂנְאָה sin'á

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@misc{hatred_2026,
  title = {hatred},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hatred},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}