different between abhorrence vs hatred

English

Etymology

abhor +? -ence

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?b?h??.n?s/, /?b?h??.n?ts/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?b?h??.n?s/, /?b?h??.n?ts/, /?b?h??.n?s/, /?b?h??.n?ts/

Noun

abhorrence (countable and uncountable, plural abhorrences)

1. Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing. [Mid 17^th century.]
2. (obsolete, historical) An expression of abhorrence, in particular any of the parliamentary addresses dictated towards Charles II. [Late 17^th century.]
3. A person or thing that is loathsome; a detested thing. [Mid 18^th century.]

Synonyms

• abhorrition

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Translations

References

English

Etymology

From Middle English hatrede, hatreden (“hatred”), from hate (“hate”) + -reden (“suffix denoting state or condition”), equivalent to hate +? -red; compare lovered. Related to Icelandic hatri (“hatred”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?he?t??d/

Noun

hatred (countable and uncountable, plural hatreds)

1. Strong aversion; intense dislike
   • 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

Usage notes

The noun hatred is not used as a modifier in compound nouns; instead, its synonym hate is used, as, for example, in hate crime.

Synonyms

• hate
• antipathy
• hostility

Antonyms

• love
• amity

Related terms

• hate
• hateful
• disgust

Translations

Anagrams

• Dehart, dareth, dearth, hetdar, thread

Middle English

Noun

hatred

1. Alternative form of hatrede