ha ‧ tred /ˈheɪtrəd, ˈheɪtrɪd/ BrE AmE 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 OPP 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
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COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
▪ 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.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + 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.
■ phrases
▪ feelings of hatred
She talked about the feelings of hatred she has towards her son’s killer.
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THESAURUS
▪ hatred an angry feeling of deep dislike for someone or something:
his hatred of violence
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It is easy to understand their hatred for the invaders of their country.
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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.
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Her love for him turned to hate, and she tore up all his old letters.
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Thatcher became a hate figure for the left (=someone who many people hate) .
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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.
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I have nothing but contempt for these people.