Meanings
plural hatreds
- countableuncountableA strong aversion; an intense dislike.
Fears and hatreds pay no attention to facts.
2000, David Crystal, Language Death3 more examples
Heav'n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn'd, / Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman ſcorn'd.
1697, [William] Congreve, The Mourning Bride, a Tragedy. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, Act III, page 39the very circumstance which renders it so innocent is what chiefly exposes it to the public hatred
1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral., London: Oxford University Press, published 1973, § 34It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face.
1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 8, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLCSynonyms: hate, antipathy, hostility, odium · Antonyms: love, amity
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nounthe emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
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Origin
- Middle Englishhaterede
- Englishhatred
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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Afrikaans haat
- haatstrong aversion
Ancient Greek μῖσος
- μῖσος (mîsos)strong aversion
Arabic بُغْض, كَرَاهِيَة
- بُغْض (buḡḍ)strong aversion
- كَرَاهِيَة (karāhiya)strong aversion
- كُرْه (kurh)strong aversion
- بَغْضَاء (baḡḍāʔ)strong aversion
Basque herra, gorroto
- herrastrong aversion
- gorrotostrong aversion
Bengali নফরৎ, আখেজ
- নফরৎ (nôfrôt)strong aversion
- আখেজ (akhez)strong aversion
- ঘেন্না (ghenna)strong aversion
- ঘিন (ghin)strong aversion
- ঘৃণা (ghrina)strong aversion
Bulgarian омра́за, нена́вист
- омра́за (omráza)strong aversion
- нена́вист (nenávist)strong aversion
Catalan odi
- odistrong aversion
Chinese Mandarin 恨, 仇恨
- 恨 (hèn)strong aversion
- 仇恨 (chóuhèn)strong aversion
- 憎惡 /憎恶 (zēngwù)strong aversion
- 憎恨 (zēnghèn)strong aversion
- 怨恨 (yuànhèn)strong aversion
- 厭惡 /厌恶 (yànwù)strong aversion
Czech nenávist, zášť
- nenáviststrong aversion
- zášťstrong aversion
Danish had
- hadstrong aversion
Dutch haat
- haatstrong aversion
Esperanto malamo
- malamostrong aversion
Estonian viha
- vihastrong aversion
Finnish viha
- vihastrong aversion
French haine
- hainestrong aversion
German Hass
- Hassstrong aversion
Greek μίσος, έχθρα
- μίσος (mísos)strong aversion
- έχθρα (échthra)strong aversion
- απέχθεια (apéchtheia)strong aversion
Hawaiian inaina
- inainastrong aversion
Hebrew שִׂנְאָה
- שִׂנְאָה (sin'á)strong aversion
Hindi घृणा, घिन
- घृणा (ghŕṇā)strong aversion
- घिन (ghin)strong aversion
- दुश्मनी (duśmanī)strong aversion
- नफ़रत (nafrat)strong aversion
Hungarian gyűlölet
- gyűlöletstrong aversion
Icelandic hatur
- haturstrong aversion
Indonesian kebencian
- kebencianstrong aversion
Irish fuath, gráin
- fuathstrong aversion
- gráinstrong aversion
Italian odio, risentimento
- odiostrong aversion
- risentimentostrong aversion
Japanese 憎しみ, 憎悪
- 憎しみ (nikushimi)strong aversion
- 憎悪 (zōo)strong aversion
- 嫌悪 (ken'o)strong aversion
- 厭悪 (en'o)strong aversion
- 嫌厭 (ken'en)strong aversion
Korean 증오심, 증오
- 증오심 (jeung'osim)strong aversion
- 증오 (jeung'o)strong aversion
- 미움 (mium)strong aversion
Latin odium, invidia
- odiumstrong aversion
- invidiastrong aversion
Latvian naids, ienaids
- naidsstrong aversion
- ienaidsstrong aversion
Lithuanian neapykanta
- neapykantastrong aversion
Malay benci, kebencian
- bencistrong aversion
- kebencianstrong aversion
Māori mauāhara, ahikauri
- mauāharastrong aversion
- ahikauristrong aversion
Norwegian Bokmål hat
- hatstrong aversion
Polish nienawiść
- nienawiśćstrong aversion
Portuguese ódio
- ódiostrong aversion
Romanian ură
- urăstrong aversion
Russian не́нависть
- не́нависть (nénavistʹ)strong aversion
Scottish Gaelic gràin, fuath
- gràinstrong aversion
- fuathstrong aversion
Slovak nenávisť, zášť
- nenávisťstrong aversion
- zášťstrong aversion
Spanish odio
- odiostrong aversion
Swahili chuki
- chukistrong aversion
Swedish hat
- hatstrong aversion
Tagalog poot, muhi
- pootstrong aversion
- muhistrong aversion
Tamil வெறுப்பு
- வெறுப்பு (veṟuppu)strong aversion
Thai ความเกลียด, ความชัง
- ความเกลียด (kwaam-glìiat)strong aversion
- ความชัง (kwaam-chang)strong aversion
Turkish nefret, iğrenti
- nefretstrong aversion
- iğrentistrong aversion
- tiksintistrong aversion
Ukrainian нена́висть
- нена́висть (nenávystʹ)strong aversion
Urdu نَفْرَت, دُشْمَنی
- نَفْرَت (nafrat)strong aversion
- دُشْمَنی (duśmanī)strong aversion
- گِھرْنا (ghirnā)strong aversion
- گِھن (ghin)strong aversion
Vietnamese sự ghét, sự căm thù
- sự ghétstrong aversion
- sự căm thùstrong aversion
Welsh casineb
- casinebstrong aversion
Yiddish האַס, שׂינאה
- האַס (has)strong aversion
- שׂינאה (sine)strong aversion
- בייזוויליקײַט (beyzvilikayt)strong aversion
- פֿאַראַכטונג (farakhtung)strong aversion
- פֿײַנטשאַפֿט (fayntshaft)strong aversion
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hatred. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hatred
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