Hatred
['heɪtrɪd] or ['hetrɪd]
Definition
(n.) Strong aversion; intense dislike; hate; an affection of the mind awakened by something regarded as evil.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Hate, enmity, hostility, disaffection, disfavor, alienation, estrangement, odium, animosity, ill-will, great dislike.[2]. Abhorrence, detestation, abomination, horror, loathing, disgust, antipathy, repugnance.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
n. A sentiment appropriate to the occasion of another's superiority.
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Examples
- She masked her hatred of her husband under the cloak of a mother's solicitude for her son's future. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I remembered the furtive hatred in her face when she said, There is no news of Sir Percival that I don't expect--except the news of his death. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Leitner hated Loerke with an injured, writhing, impotent hatred, and Loerke treated Leitner with a fine-quivering contempt and sarcasm. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Love and hatred might have been unattended with any such desires, or their particular connexion might have been entirely reversed. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- There is not one of these objects, but what by its different qualities may produce love and esteem, or hatred and contempt. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- She did not attempt to conceal her hatred for her late employer. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- He was willing enough, but my sister was good and virtuous, and hated his brother with a hatred as strong as mine. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- The shriek at the name, the reiterated look of hatred and fear that instantly followed, told all. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He took no heed of any of us, but his eyes were fixed upon Holmes's face with an expression in which hatred and amazement were equally blended. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- She may, he thinks, have inspired her son with a fanatical hatred of Ammon Ra. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Mr. Hall thinks Mike has no personal hatred of Moore. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The desire and aversion constitute the very nature of love and hatred. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- The difficulty then is, why any objects ever cause pure love or hatred, and produce not always the mixt passions of respect and contempt. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- The passions of love and hatred are always followed by, or rather conjoined with benevolence and anger. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- And in his heart, he knew that it would require but a tiny spark to turn his hatred for Canler into the blood lust of the killer. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- They not only recalled old hatreds and battles, they recalled old alliances and a common inheritance. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- And this is because injustice creates divisions and hatreds and fighting, and justice imparts harmony and friendship; is not that true, Thrasymachus? Plato. The Republic.
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