as in contempt
a very strong dislike
a lifelong hatred of war that inspired him to join a peace movement
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Recent Examples of hatred
There are also communities of people online who harbor an extreme hatred of AI regardless of how it’s been applied, and will go out of their way to condemn and avoid interacting with it.
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Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 25 Oct. 2024
The important thing is not to torment yourself with anger, hatred, fantasies of revenge, but to move instantly to acceptance.
—Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Without safeguards, some platforms have contributed to the rise of intolerance and hatred.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
At the same time, there is still an intense hatred among many entities surrounding Israel that want to see its demise.
—Karl Vick, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 25 Oct. 2024
The important thing is not to torment yourself with anger, hatred, fantasies of revenge, but to move instantly to acceptance.
—Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Without safeguards, some platforms have contributed to the rise of intolerance and hatred.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
At the same time, there is still an intense hatred among many entities surrounding Israel that want to see its demise.
—Karl Vick, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatred
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Usually, military personnel are given a positive response for vote counting but all those other American civilians who live abroad are viewed with some degree of contempt by small-town America.Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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In the report, lawmakers found schools were hostile to the investigation, from expressing contempt for the inquiries themselves to remarks about Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.).Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
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The results point to Asian Americans’ sensitivity to the issue of crime and safety due to the uptick of anti-Asian hate during the height of the pandemic that many feel went unaddressed, experts say.Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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He’s finally painted the town in the colors of his mother’s desperate dreams, but there will be no verbal acknowledgment of pride to drown out her final words of hate.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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And in a state that has shown overwhelming distaste for the president-elect over the last three election cycles — including last Tuesday — that could be enough to turn Evans into a one-term congressman, Dino said.John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
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My relationship with feedback started with a significant aversion, reminiscent of my initial distaste for the bitter leaves in my grandmother's traditional dishes.Dr. Flo Falayi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Too many liberals forgot this, which explains how a figure like Trump, with his boisterous and transgressive disdain for liberal pieties, could be reelected to the presidency.Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The southpaw hasn't voiced any disdain for the franchise and the Braves value him tremendously.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Just as Otis Elevators struggled to alleviate peoples’ fears of elevators in the late 1800s and early 1900s, there is similar fear and loathing of autonomous vehicles.Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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With regard to Lyle, who with younger brother Erik is serving life without the possibility of parole for the murders of their parents, that feeling toggles wildly between sympathy and loathing.Charlie Mason, TVLine, 26 Sep. 2024
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The ambivalence of André and his parents was culturally unexceptional, but Simone’s abhorrence wasn’t.Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
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To assume that liberalism is the only system that can justify or explain an abhorrence of bigotry is to ignore a wealth of moral traditions that are at least equally formative.Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
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One of the most memorable chapters epitomizes her detestation for the ultra-wealthy and pompous intellectuals who rushed to rationalize her work.Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 20 Jan. 2024
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Media coverage oscillated wildly between sycophantic applause and puritanical scrutiny - celebrities made to traipse an ephemeral, razor thin line between public adoration and detestation.Colin Scanlon, Redbook, 4 Aug. 2023
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The spike in homophobia and homophobic violence has led Ivorian gay communities and human rights groups to express concerns that the hostility could endanger the country's reputation for comparative tolerance.Tess Foley-Cox, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, international alarm has arisen over the hostilities taking place around southern Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (NPP), which Russia captured at the start of the war.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Hatred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatred. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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