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
Hannah condemned hatred of Muslims in the strongest terms possible, and Pandith did the same against antisemitism.
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Hannah Rosenthal and David Saperstein, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Hepburn’s hatred of fascism and the Nazis was especially resonant to people on Reddit.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
However, with new strains breaking out and lockdowns needing to be reinstated, Ardern quickly became a target of fringe groups like anti-vaxxers and far-right conspiracy theorists importing Trump’s hatred to the other side of the world.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
Our tradition compels us to reject violence and hatred and seek paths of reconciliation, understanding and cooperation.
—Rabbi Kenneth Brander, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
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Hannah Rosenthal and David Saperstein, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Hepburn’s hatred of fascism and the Nazis was especially resonant to people on Reddit.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
However, with new strains breaking out and lockdowns needing to be reinstated, Ardern quickly became a target of fringe groups like anti-vaxxers and far-right conspiracy theorists importing Trump’s hatred to the other side of the world.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
Our tradition compels us to reject violence and hatred and seek paths of reconciliation, understanding and cooperation.
—Rabbi Kenneth Brander, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatred
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Sweeney and his wife were arrested following the auction on an outstanding bench warrant for contempt of court in the civil trial after refusing the judge’s orders to undo the levy work and pay the fine, Sweeney said in a phone interview.—
Bay City News Service,
The Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Drake/Reuters President Donald Trump has never kept his contempt for the Federal Emergency Management Agency a secret, contending that the agency has been operating poorly and rarely helped disaster victims.—
Lauren Peller,
ABC News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Half said antisemitism is taken less seriously than other forms of hate and bigotry, according to the report.—
Katie Futterman Las Vegas Review-Journal (TNS),
arkansasonline.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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The promise of two people who will most assuredly shift from hate to love to forever is a draw few can resist.—
Denise Williams,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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The Republican majority has shown a broad distaste for some of the rules that come with federal funding.—
Adam Tamburin,
Axios,
13 Jan. 2025
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Nor does a distaste for hand-me-downs explain the difference; the same pattern applies regardless of where a production begins.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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As dishonesty and disdain were normalized elsewhere in America, Maryland showed the nation an example of productive and respectful bipartisan government.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Feb. 2025
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With her beguiling presence and ability to convey disdain or understanding in a single look, Huppert invigorates some of these pedestrian moments with Ren (a sequence in the ocean feels uniquely vibrant).—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2025
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The statues of Assad and the posters of his face that adorned every public building lie on the ground, toppled, torn, spat and stomped upon, finally susceptible to his citizens’ loathing and contempt.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
30 Dec. 2024
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Scarlett Johansson is loathing after her daughter went to see Wicked without her.—
Emma Aerin Becker,
People.com,
26 Nov. 2024
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One point that has been made is that President Trump, like President Reagan before him, has an abhorrence of nuclear weapons and would like to pursue a policy of denuclearization.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
6 Feb. 2025
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What distinguishes the extreme far-left from the far-right, however, is an abhorrence for meaningless violence, death and terrorism — at least against people, anti-fascists and experts on the movement told USA TODAY.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
5 Jan. 2025
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Much of Trump’s detestation of the Hollywood establishment is of course performative, one more nemesis to cast in his Sorkinian screenplay.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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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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International pressure is growing as the United Nations urged both sides to prevent a resurgence of hostilities.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Soon, hundreds of thousands of Gazans would enter Israel daily for work, and Gaza's economy became tied to Israel's, but hostility persisted.—
Efrat Lachter,
Fox News,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Hatred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatred. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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