# hatred

Pronunciation: say "HAY-trid" /ˈheɪtɹɪd/

## Noun

1. A strong feeling of dislike or aversion toward someone or something.
   - Simple: A very strong feeling of dislike for 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._

## 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."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/hatred (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).