hatred

noun

HAY-trid/ˈheɪtɹɪd/

Pluralhatreds

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nouncountable or uncountable
A strong feeling of dislike or aversion toward someone or something.
Years of injustice had bred a quiet hatred among the factory workers.
She could not hide her hatred for the regime that had ruined her family.
Similarhate, hostility, antipathy
Oppositelove

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Origin

From Middle English haterede or hatrede, formed from hate plus the suffix -rede, which denotes a state or condition. It is related to Icelandic hatri, meaning "hatred."