Hatred and Pity

Opposite meaning words

Hatred noun - A very strong dislike.

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Pity is an antonym for hatred.

Pity noun - The capacity for feeling for another's unhappiness or misfortune.

Usage example: a woman of boundless pity who tried to care for every abandoned animal she found

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Hatred is an antonym for pity in feeling of mercy toward another topic.

Nearby Words: pitiful, pitiable, pitying, pitifully, pitied

pure	pure hatred	pure pity
particular	particular hatred	particular pity
similar	similar hatred	similar pity
genuine	genuine hatred	genuine pity
Other adjectives: sheer, deep, real, great, apparent, mutual, outright, immense.

Pity the Kidnapper: When you think that Charlotte kidnapped Cyndi as a twisted expression of her own self-hatred and hatred for her abusive mother, she's pitiful enough.

Source: Webcomic / Penny and Aggie
He expected hatred after confessing to let her husband die, but instead he receives pity—Cosima is such a Wide-Eyed Idealist that she can't see Sarek for who he really is, believing that he's trying to punish himself for being unable to save Janos.

Source: Don't You Dare Pity Me!
Although he eventually manages to forgive (and even pity) him, for a while there is nothing but raw hatred between the two of them.

Source: Series / Power Rangers Wild Force

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