hatred
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From Middle English hatrede, hatreden (“hatred”), from hate (“hate”) + -reden (suffix denoting state or condition), equivalent to hate + -red. Related to Icelandic hatri (“hatred”).
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hatred (plural hatreds)
- Strong aversion; intense dislike; hateful regard; an affection of the mind awakened by something regarded as unpleasant, harmful or evil.
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 34.
- the 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, 1973. § 34.
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strong aversion
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