hatred
[noun]
Synonyms: dislike, animosity, antipathy, aversion, detestation, enmity, hate, repugnance, revulsion

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Antonyms: love, admiration
Contrasted words: affability, benevolence, benignity, charitableness, cordiality
Related Words: antipathy, dislike, animosity, enmity, hostility, rancor

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English Thesaurus: hate, can’t stand/can’t bear, loathe, detest, despise, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ha‧tred /ˈheɪtrəd, ˈheɪtrɪd/ noun [uncountable and countable]
[Date: 1100-1200; Origin: hate + -red, from Old English ræden 'condition']
an angry feeling of extreme dislike for someone or something Antonym : love:
A look of pure hatred flashed across her face.
hatred of/for/towards
his intense hatred of all foreigners
Abby made no secret of her hatred for her father.
passionate/intense/deep etc hatred
Ellis was a sick young man with a deep hatred of women.
the old hatreds and prejudices that simmered below the surface

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

hatred
noun
ADJ. bitter, deep, intense, passionate, pure, violent She shot him a look of pure hatred.
absolute, implacable | blind, irrational | class, ethnic, racial, religious
VERB + HATRED be filled with, be full of, feel, have She was full of hatred and bitterness. He has a deep hatred of the police.
incite, stir up He is accused of stirring up racial hatred.
HATRED + VERB flare (up) Hatred flared up inside her.
PREP. in/with ~ She stared at it in hatred.
~ against inciting religious hatred against the Catholic minority
~ between the intense hatred between the two communities
~ for I felt no hatred for him.
~ of his hatred of women
~ towards their hatred towards the oppressors
PHRASES a feeling of hatred

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

hatred

feel hatred
It was terrifying to know that someone could feel such hatred towards me.
have a hatred of somebody/something (=hate someone or something very much)
Gang members have a hatred of the police.
stir up hatred (=deliberately try to cause arguments or bad feelings between people)
Right-wing parties tried to stir up hatred and exploit racial tension.
incite hatred (=deliberately encourage people to hate each other)
He faces criminal charges for inciting racial hatred.
racial/race hatred
Feelings of racial hatred were drummed into him as a child.
ethnic hatred
Churches and mosques were burnt as ethnic hatred turned into violence.
religious/sectarian hatred (=hatred between people who belong to different religious groups)
The law makes it an offence to stir up religious hatred.
pure hatred (=complete hatred)
The child opened her eyes and stared at Juliet with pure hatred.
passionate/intense/deep/bitter hatred (=hatred that is felt very strongly)
What, I wondered, had I done to provoke such deep hatred?
be full of/filled with hatred
She told me, in a voice full of hatred and contempt, that I meant nothing to her.
feelings of hatred
She talked about the feelings of hatred she has towards her son’s killer.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

hate verb [transitive not in progressive] to dislike someone or something very much:
Billy hated his stepfather.
He hated the fact that his wife was more successful than he was.
She hates people being late.
can’t stand/can’t bear to hate someone or something. Can’t stand is less formal than hate, and is very common in everyday English:
She’s OK, but I can’t stand her husband.
He couldn’t bear the thought of life without Nicole.
She can’t stand being on her own.
loathe /ləʊð $ loʊð/
detest verb [transitive not in progressive] to hate something or someone very much. Loathe and detest are a little more formal than hate:
He loathed housework.
Greg had detested his brother for as long as he could remember.
She evidently loathes her ex-husband.
despise verb [transitive not in progressive] to hate someone or something very much and have no respect for them:
He despised the man and could never forgive him for what he had done.
They despised the wealth and consumerism of the West.
abhor /əbˈhɔː $ əbˈhɔːr, æb-/ verb [transitive not in progressive] formal to hate something because you think it is morally wrong:
He abhorred violence.
We abhor racism in any form.
be full of hate/be filled with hate
People’s faces were full of hate.
a look of hate
He gave me a look of pure hate as I entered the room.
a message of hate
White nationalists are using the media to preach a message of hate.
sb’s eyes are burning/smouldering/blazing with hate literary
Then he noticed the dark eyes, smouldering with hate.
absolute/pure hate (=complete and total hate)
His speech was an expression of pure hate.
a hate figure (=someone who is hated by a lot of people)
After the incident, he became a hate figure in the British press.
hate mail (=letters or messages expressing hate and threats towards someone)
Since appearing on the show she has even received hate mail from the public.
hatred an angry feeling of deep dislike for someone or something:
his hatred of violence
It is easy to understand their hatred for the invaders of their country.
racial hatred (=of people who belong to a different race)
loathing a very strong feeling of hatred for someone or something that you think is extremely unpleasant:
I felt nothing but loathing for him after the way he’d treated me.
animosity a feeling of hatred and anger that often makes people behave unpleasantly to each other:
The animosity between parents who are getting a divorce can often cause great suffering to their children.
abhorrence formal a deep feeling of hatred towards something that you think is morally wrong or unpleasant:
the abhorrence of terrorism by all decent people
contempt a feeling of hate towards someone or something you think does not deserve any respect at all:
She looked at him with contempt.
I have nothing but contempt for these people.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

hatred an angry feeling of deep dislike for someone or something:
his hatred of violence
It is easy to understand their hatred for the invaders of their country.
racial hatred (=of people who belong to a different race)
hate the angry feeling that someone has when they hate someone and want to harm them:
His mind was filled with hate and the desire for revenge.
Her love for him turned to hate, and she tore up all his old letters.
Thatcher became a hate figure for the left (=someone who many people hate).
His enemies started a hate campaign against him in the press.
loathing a very strong feeling of hatred for someone or something that you think is extremely unpleasant:
I felt nothing but loathing for him after the way he’d treated me.
animosity a feeling of hatred and anger that often makes people behave unpleasantly to each other:
The animosity between parents who are getting a divorce can often cause great suffering to their children.
abhorrence formal a deep feeling of hatred towards something that you think is morally wrong or unpleasant:
the abhorrence of terrorism by all decent people
contempt a feeling of hate towards someone or something you think does not deserve any respect at all:
She looked at him with contempt.
I have nothing but contempt for these people.

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