hatred

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

Etymology

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”).

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Synonyms

hate

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