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Blueblooded65 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Having hatred towards someone

Which one is more common?

He must have hated the girls.
He must have had hatred towards girls.
  

Top answer

Your examples mean two different things. The first one refers to some specific girls. The second one is talking about a person who hated girls in general.

— Anonymous

  • Your examples mean two different things.
  • The first one refers to some specific girls.
  • The second one is talking about a person who hated girls in general.
  • But in either case 'to have hatred towards' is more formal and less common than the straightforward 'to hate'.
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Your examples mean two different things. The first one refers to some specific girls. The second one is talking about a person who hated girls in general. But in either case 'to have hatred towards' is more formal and less common than the straightforward 'to hate'.
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In my opnion, the former. For some reason I always view hatred as even stronger than hate, even though they're supposed to have the same meaning.
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Anonymous Your examples mean two different things. The first one refers to some specific girls. The second one is talking about a person who hated girls in general. But in either case 'to have hatred towards' is more formal and less common than the straightforward 'to hate'.
I wrote "the" by mistake.
Thank you.
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If you question is whether "I hate you" is more natural than "I have hatred toward you" the answer is yes.
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