hate mail

noun

: extremely angry letters, email, etc.
They get a lot of hate mail from people who disagree with their policies.

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When one of them lifts the trophy, subscribers can send me hate mail. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Wells’ parents have also received threats, hate mail, and online harassment, and his mother, a nurse practitioner, has been bombarded with one-star reviews on her professional website. — Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026 The couple had also received hate mail for their romance. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026 The hate mail started to trickle in, mostly addressed to Cabey’s mother. — Kevin Lozano, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for hate mail

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“Hate mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hate%20mail. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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