hate speech
noun
: speech expressing hatred of a particular group of people
Hate speech is not allowed at school.
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Major advertisers fled the platform after hate speech surged on the platform following Musk’s takeover.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 14 May 2025
In the public sphere, there is extensive documentation of state-level actors using tactics to inflame hate speech and distort the very foundations of democratic discourse.
—Will Fries, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2025
And when the hate speech poured out from the stage, it wasn’t just heard by the thousands in attendance.
—Lee Trink, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2025
This article contains discussion of anti-transgender hate speech.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 14 Apr. 2025
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 14 May 2025
In the public sphere, there is extensive documentation of state-level actors using tactics to inflame hate speech and distort the very foundations of democratic discourse.
—Will Fries, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2025
And when the hate speech poured out from the stage, it wasn’t just heard by the thousands in attendance.
—Lee Trink, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2025
This article contains discussion of anti-transgender hate speech.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hate speech
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“Hate speech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hate%20speech. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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