hatred
//ˈheɪtɹɪd//
Forms
- Plural
- hatreds
Definitions
1.A strong aversion; an intense dislike.
- Fears and hatreds pay no attention to facts.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4791
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
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”).