Etymology

hatred

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Today it means: A strong aversion; an intense dislike. Full definition →

Middle English haterede
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromhaterede
  2. English todayhatred

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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