Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hate-crime

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English

Syllables
hate-crime
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of hate crime.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To subject (someone) to a hate crime; to commit a hate crime (against).

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

From hate + crime.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does hate-crime mean?
Alternative form of hate crime.
Where does hate-crime come from?
From hate + crime.

How to pronounce hate-crime

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