憎悪(ぞうお)

ぞうお
noun, verb (suru)
hatred, animosity
1. hatred, animosity, loathing
Intense dislike or hostility toward someone or something.
憎悪(ぞうお)を抱(いだ)く。
To harbor hatred.
憎悪(ぞうお)に満(み)ちた目(め)で見(み)つめた。
They gazed with eyes full of hatred.
憎悪(ぞうお)が憎悪(ぞうお)を生(う)む。
Hatred breeds hatred.

憎悪(ぞうお) is a formal, literary word expressing intense hatred or loathing—stronger than everyday words like 嫌(きら)い.

USAGE AS VERB:
憎悪(ぞうお)する: to hate intensely, to loathe

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 憎悪(ぞうお)を抱(いだ)く: to harbor hatred
  • 憎悪(ぞうお)に満(み)ちた: filled with hatred
  • 憎悪(ぞうお)が生(う)まれる: hatred arises

COMPOUNDS:

  • 憎悪犯罪(ぞうおはんざい): hate crime
  • 人種(じんしゅ)憎悪(ぞうお): racial hatred

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 憎悪(ぞうお): intense hatred (formal, literary)
  • 憎(にく)む: to hate (neutral verb)
  • 嫌(きら)い: dislike (casual)
  • 恨(うら)み: grudge, resentment
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Added 2026.1.16 8:59 · Revised 2026.1.27 8:03
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