hatefest

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noun

Plentiful expressions of hate for something, or an event typified by such expressions.

OriginEnglish fest ← German Fest ← Middle High German fëst →
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Meanings

nounhatefest (plural hatefests)

plural hatefests

  1. Plentiful expressions of hate for something, or an event typified by such expressions.

    And according to reports in British tabloids, the Goop hatefest even extends to Martin, who thinks his wife reveals too much on the site.

    2009 January 29, Sunny Freeman, “Paltrow turns guru with online Goop”, in Toronto Star

Origin

  1. Englishhate
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁s
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁stos
  5. Proto-Italic*θēstos
  6. Proto-Italic*fēstos
  7. Latinfēstus
  8. Latinfestum
  9. Middle High Germanfëst
  10. GermanFest
  11. Englishfest
  12. Englishhatefest

From hate + -fest.

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APA

hatefest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hatefest

MLA

“hatefest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hatefest. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hatefest,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hatefest.

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