Hello! How are you?
Why are there two words to mean the same thing?
I asked this question a long time ago, but
I still hesitate when I must use each of them.
Can you tell me when I must use one
and when the other? Is there any rule?
For instance:
1.- Love was destroyed by Hatred/Hate
Which one?
2.- I?ve got a feeling of deep Hate/Hatred
Which one?
Thanks a lot!
Actually, it’s not a question of “stronger.”
Hatred is a noun while ‘hate’ is a verb. Unfortunately, it is becoming increasingly common to hear ‘hate’ used as a noun, but it is incorrect.
Both of the statements Jesus1 asked about should use “hatred.”
Love was destroyed by hatred.
I hate that!
Hi,
I think you’ll like to have a look at this: (from the OALD)
WHICH WORD?
hate / hatred
These two words have a similar meaning. Hatred is more often used to describe a very strong feeling of dislike for a particular person or thing: Her deep hatred of her sister was obvious.
a cat’s hatred of water.
Hate is more often used when you are talking about this feeling in a general way:
a look of pure hate
people filled with hate.
Hi!
This is what I found in Longman dictionary:
hate - an angry unpleasant feeling that someone has when they hate someone and want to harm them ￚsynonym hatred
hatred - an angry feeling of extreme dislike for someone or something
I don’t think there is any difference between them since they are synonyms, except may be the word ‘extreme’, as mentioned before by other members of the forum.