Lexic.us

Definition of Hatred

1. Noun. The emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action.

Definition of Hatred

1. n. Strong aversion; intense dislike; hate; an affection of the mind awakened by something regarded as evil.

Definition of Hatred

1. Noun. Strong aversion; intense dislike; hateful regard; an affection of the mind awakened by something regarded as unpleasant, harmful or evil. ¹

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Definition of Hatred

1. intense dislike or aversion [n -S]

Medical Definition of Hatred

1. Strong aversion; intense dislike; hate; an affection of the mind awakened by something regarded as evil. Synonym: Odium, ill will, enmity, hate, animosity, malevolence, rancor, malignity, detestation, loathing, abhorrence, repugnance, antipathy. See Odium. Origin: OE. Hatred, hatreden. See Hate, and cf. Kindred. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hatred

Literary usage of Hatred

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume (1874)
"For since love and hatred are directly contrary in their sensation, ... If we consider the causes of love and hatred, we shall find they are very much ..."

2. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1863)
"fire, hatred, however it may burn, is nn awkward tiling to handle. ... Hut it is easier for hatred to pass into love, or for love to pass into hatred, ..."

3. The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire by Edward Gibbon (1881)
"But the words of the assassin sunk deep into the mind of Com- hatred and modus, and left an indelible impression of fear and hatred against the whole body ..."

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