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hate crime

hate crime
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [heyt krahym]
    • /heɪt kraɪm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [heyt krahym]
    • /heɪt kraɪm/

Definitions of hate crime words

  • noun hate crime a crime, usually violent, motivated by prejudice or intolerance toward an individual’s national origin, ethnicity, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability. 1
  • noun hate crime illegal act of hostility 1
  • countable noun hate crime A hate crime is a crime, especially against people such as homosexuals and members of ethnic minorities, that is motivated by feelings of hatred. 0
  • noun hate crime a crime, esp of violence, in which the victim is targeted because of his or her race, religion, sexuality, etc 0
  • noun hate crime a crime, esp. against a person, that is motivated by hatred of the victim's race, ethnicity, religion, or gender 0
  • noun hate crime A crime considered particularly heinous for having been motivated by hate for a race, gender, religion, etc. which can result in harsher punishments by statute. 0
See all 6 definitions of hate crime

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Parts of speech for Hate crime

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Hate crime

hate crime popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

hate crime usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hate crime

noun hate crime

  • assault — An assault by an army is a strong attack made on an area held by the enemy.
  • attack — To attack a person or place means to try to hurt or damage them using physical violence.
  • censure — If you censure someone for something that they have done, you tell them that you strongly disapprove of it.
  • charge — If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them.
  • torment — to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain: to be tormented with violent headaches.
All 14 Synonyms of hate crime

Antonyms for hate crime

noun hate crime

  • retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
Just one Antonym for hate crime

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