Phrase guide

two-minute hate

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Ritualized hatred towards a perceived enemy, especially when encouraged for political reasons.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From the fictional Two Minutes Hate in George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 兩分鐘仇恨 /两分钟仇恨 (liǎngfēnzhōng chóuhèn) — Translations