🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

仇恨言论

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chóuhèn yánlùn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hate speech/ˈheɪt spiːtʃ/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"许多国家正在制定法律以打击网络上的仇恨言论。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Public speech that expresses hate or encourages violence towards a person or group based on something such as race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation.

    "Online platforms are increasingly held responsible for failing to remove hate speech from their networks."
  2. 2

    Derogatory or discriminatory language directed at marginalized communities.

    "The laws were updated to impose stricter penalties on individuals who distribute hate speech pamphlets."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the Old English 'hatian' (to hate) and 'spǣc' or 'sprǣc' (speech, language). The modern compound term solidified in legal, sociological, and political discourse during the late 20th century to describe public speech that expresses hate or encourages violence against a person or group based on something such as race, religion, or sexual orientation.

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