# hate speech

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Speech that attacks or disparages a person or group of persons on the basis of origin, race, nationality, ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.

## Etymology
From hate + speech. Compare Old English hetesprǣċ (“hateful speech”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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