Hatred Meaning
/ˈheɪtɹɪd/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA strong aversion; an intense dislike.
Sentence Examples
The bold man glanced at the gangster with hatred and contempt.
Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world.
He looked at me with intense hatred.
CEFR Practice Quiz
His deep ____ of injustice motivated him to become a lawyer.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The two rival families had a deep-seated ____ for one another that lasted for generations.
Word Origin & History
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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Heav'n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn'd, / Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman ſcorn'd."
— 1697, [William] Congreve, The Mourning Bride, a Tragedy. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, Act III, page 39:
"the very circumstance which renders it so innocent is what chiefly exposes it to the public hatred"
— 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral., London: Oxford University Press, published 1973, § 34:
"It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face."
— 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 8, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
"Fears and hatreds pay no attention to facts."
— 2000, David Crystal, Language Death:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
His deep ____ of injustice motivated him to become a lawyer.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The two rival families had a deep-seated ____ for one another that lasted for generations.