hatred
n.an extremely strong feeling of not liking someone or something. It is much more powerful than just being annoyed or angry.
n.an intense and enduring emotional aversion or extreme dislike toward a person, group, or concept.
“He felt a deep hatred for the person who lied to him.”
“The long-standing conflict between the two families was fueled by generations of mutual hatred and distrust.”
“Historians argue that the systemic hatred propagated by the regime was a calculated tool used to unify the populace against a common internal enemy.”
Primarily uncountable; however, it can be used as a countable noun when referring to specific types or instances of the emotion.
“Cohen then criticized people who think “holding on to hatred is a sign of strength”.”
“The Tricontinental movement was not a tool used by Cuba to “express hatred of the United States,” as argued by the Trump administration’s Cuba report.”
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”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.