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
Iran hasn’t been hiding its hatred of America.
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Editorial, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
What this war has proven is that Iran’s hatred is directed mostly towards its Arab neighbors as opposed to Israel.
—Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Together, our communities have stood against antisemitism and all forms of hatred.
—Brian Siegal, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
Also shattered was the community’s shaky sense of security, already strained by years of wars in the Middle East and what many say is soaring hatred of Jews.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
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Editorial, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
What this war has proven is that Iran’s hatred is directed mostly towards its Arab neighbors as opposed to Israel.
—Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Together, our communities have stood against antisemitism and all forms of hatred.
—Brian Siegal, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
Also shattered was the community’s shaky sense of security, already strained by years of wars in the Middle East and what many say is soaring hatred of Jews.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatred
Noun
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Nastasa has been arrested 38 times in New York City, with charges including robbery, criminal possession of a weapon, grand larceny, threat by phone and criminal contempt.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Hegseth exudes contempt for the rules of war, international law and simple humanity.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Esmeralda Upton, authorities said, spewed hate and assaulted the women in the parking lot of a Plano restaurant.—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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New Yorkers deserve solutions that meaningfully address hate violence — not political theater and half-measures.—
Audrey Sasson,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Some of the Kennedys and others featured on the show have been vocal about their distaste for Love Story.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
27 Mar. 2026
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The academy coach echoes Hurzeler’s distaste for the delays that inevitably come with a heightened emphasis on set pieces.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Slovenian star shook his head in disdain after whiffing on a 3-point attempt from the top of the key, the ball falling well short of the rim.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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There is unbelievable disdain and resentment and anger toward this woman.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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There’s a shame and a self-loathing that’s percolating right there under the surface in 1943.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2026
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At the same time, my intimate awareness of the many challenges, setbacks, and disasters of postcolonial nation building during the cold war precluded the reflexive Western attitude toward Iran of fear and loathing underpinned by near-total ignorance.—
Pankaj Mishra,
The New York Review of Books,
13 Mar. 2026
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These findings echo a broader pattern political scientists call affective polarization: the replacement of disagreement with abhorrence.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
27 Oct. 2025
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When human decency and basic civility fall victim to partisanship and ideology, and abhorrence of violence becomes tempered by political aims, monstrosities and tyrannies become possible.—
Michael Bloomberg,
Twin Cities,
24 Sep. 2025
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How Nelson is reformulated from one who feels desire to one who feels detestation (as well as shame for having desired) is the remarkable achievement of both the story and the storyteller and the system that requires it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Feb. 2026
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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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Iran war has entered its fifth week with hostilities escalating across the region.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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After all, a bit more than a decade later, hostilities would explode anew in the Arab-Israeli War of 1967, during which Nasser shut the canal again.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Hatred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatred. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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