hatred

B1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /hetɹɪd/ UK /ˈheɪtɹɪd/ See IPA manual

Freq #4950

Meanings

1

noun
A very strong feeling of dislike or hostility.

Her hatred of injustice drove her to become a lawyer.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a very strong feeling of... hate antipathy hostility

Word family

Forms hatreds

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”).

haterede Middle English *keh₂d- Proto-Indo-European

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# hatred

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /hetɹɪd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈheɪtɹɪd/
**Frequency rank:** 4950

## Meanings
1. A very strong feeling of dislike or hostility.

## Examples
- Her hatred of injustice drove her to become a lawyer.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: haterede
- Root: *keh₂d-

## 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”).

## AI Etymology
Hatred comes 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”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. The historical line also includes *keh₂d- (Proto-Indo-European). In current use, the main sense is “A very strong feeling of dislike or hostility”.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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