hate-speech
hate-speech is the alternative form of hate speech.
Meaning of hate speech
Noun
hate speech (uncountable)
- 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.
- Facebook belatedly moved to further restrict hate speech that glorified violence against women after an organized social media campaign caused some companies like Nissan, the automaker, to withhold advertising from the site.2013 May 30, “Hate Speech on Facebook”, in New York Times
Origin of hate-speech
From hate + speech.
Questions about hate-speech
- What is hate-speech the alternative form of?
- Hate-speech is the alternative form of hate speech.
Words near hate-speech in the dictionary
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