hate speech

noun

: speech expressing hatred of a particular group of people

Hate speech is not allowed at school.

Examples of hate speech in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Natural language processing can detect harmful language patterns in online platforms, enabling faster action against hate speech or misinformation. —London Business School, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025

The Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish anti-hate organization, considers the slogan to be hate speech that is both antisemitic and anti-Israeli. —Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025

Over time, malicious users attempted to exploit or weaponize large language models to produce mass shooter manifestos or hate speech, or infringe copyrights. —James Foulds, The Conversation, 18 June 2025

At a time when the demagogue Father Coughlin was flooding the radio with antisemitic hate speech, Berg offered counterprogramming. —Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025

Rhymes for hate speech

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Legal Definition

hate speech

noun

: speech that is intended to insult, offend, or intimidate a person because of some trait (as race, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability)