as in malicious
having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it
the girl's classmates were bullying her online, sending her hateful e-mails and text messages
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Recent Examples of hateful
The antisemitic charge is a slur in its own right, tainting a broad range of institutions with a single hateful brush.
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Jonathan Zimmerman, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
Prater, a graduate student in her first season with the Bulldogs, appeared to disable her comment section on some of her Instagram posts after facing an influx of hateful messages following the devastating injury Watkins suffered in the first half of their second round game.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
That a little rectangle of cardboard and paper and ink is no match for all the hateful rhetoric about books somehow hurting children.
—Sarah Hoffman and Ian Hoffman, TIME, 10 Mar. 2025
As quickly as the Oakland Parks Department paints over these hateful tropes, fresh ones appear.
—Mark Cohen, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
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Jonathan Zimmerman, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
Prater, a graduate student in her first season with the Bulldogs, appeared to disable her comment section on some of her Instagram posts after facing an influx of hateful messages following the devastating injury Watkins suffered in the first half of their second round game.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
That a little rectangle of cardboard and paper and ink is no match for all the hateful rhetoric about books somehow hurting children.
—Sarah Hoffman and Ian Hoffman, TIME, 10 Mar. 2025
As quickly as the Oakland Parks Department paints over these hateful tropes, fresh ones appear.
—Mark Cohen, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hateful
Adjective
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The ransomware attacks in question started with malicious Google Ads deployed by the threat actors.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have strong antivirus software installed on all your devices.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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But even when locked in a tense, deadly standoff with the vicious Barbie, Moulin doesn’t break, and his courage and silence helps lead to the liberation of France, while leaving behind a new spirit of strength and resistance.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
10 May 2025
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Bone Tomahawk Year: 2015 Runtime: 2h 11m Director: S. Craig Zahler S. Craig Zahler has become one of the most divisive filmmakers working today after three vicious, brutal movies — Bone Tomahawk, Brawl in Cell Block 99, and Dragged Across Concrete.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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But Church, who was profoundly affected by the 2023 Covenant school shooting in Nashville, imbues a real fear of what’s possibly around the corner in today’s cruel world.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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Milano’s extensive medical history sometimes feels too cruel to detail; his only full season came as a rookie in 2017.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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The apps have a nasty trick that fools users into the initial download, and once on a phone, the damage is done.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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He’s been the spirit of the Panthers’ skillfully nasty style the previous two springs.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2025
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“Hateful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hateful. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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