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ură

hatred /ˈu.rə/

noun#1588 most common

Also: hate, loathing

Example sentences

Ura este un sentiment rău.
Hatred is a bad feeling.
El nu simte ură față de nimeni.
He feels no hatred toward anyone.
Ura dintre cele două familii a durat ani de zile.
The hatred between the two families lasted for years.
Discursul liderului a fost plin de ură și intoleranță.
The leader's speech was full of hatred and intolerance.
Copiii au fost crescuți fără ură, în ciuda suferinței îndurate de părinții lor.
The children were raised without hatred, despite the suffering their parents endured.
Ura acumulată de-a lungul generațiilor s-a transformat, în cele din urmă, într-un conflict deschis.
The hatred accumulated over generations eventually turned into open conflict.

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Word family

urîto hate
urâtugly, unpleasant, hated
urâciunehideousness, abomination
urăhatred

Etymology

Ură comes from Latin ira, meaning wrath or anger. Over time the Romanian form narrowed in meaning from general anger to the deeper, more settled feeling of hatred, and the initial vowel shifted from i to u. The related verb urî (to hate) and adjective urât (ugly, unpleasant) come from the same root.

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