The delights of Amnesiac Dissonance
"For any kiddie from school
Can love like a fool
But hating, my boy
Is an art."
Can love like a fool
But hating, my boy
Is an art."
— Ogden Nash
Tropes about one entity or group despising another (and not necessarily for a sensible reason, either). This hatred can be one-way or mutual, but it always makes things awkward at best (and hellish at worst).
Compare Revenge Tropes. Contrast Love Tropes. Not to be confused with The Universe Hates This Index, which is when things always go so wrong that it seems like the universe itself is out to get you.
Hateful Tropes
Categories:
- 0% Approval Rating: EVERYONE hates this authority figure.
- Absurdly Divided School: A school has at least two distinct, hostile subcultures within it.
- Adult Hater: A character who hates adults.
- All of the Other Reindeer: A larger community hates a character because they are different.
- All Women Hate Each Other: Women either openly or secretly dislike each other, even when they are supposed to be friends.
- Animal Jingoism: Two species of animals (usually cats and dogs) despise each other.
- Animals Hate Him: The animal kingdom really hates this person.
- Berserk Button: When you hate something so much it makes you angry.
- Birthday Hater: This person hates having to celebrate their birthday.
- Boomerang Bigot: This person hates people who are of the same race, gender, age group, or whatever else as them.
- Child Hater: This person hates children.
- Complete Monster: This person is so horrible that there's nothing anyone can do to redeem them, so that earns them nothing but hatred of the highest order from others.
- Con Men Hate Guns: Con artists despise using firearms because they find it crude.
- Cop Hater: Hatred towards cops and other law enforcement.
- Cycle of Revenge: Getting revenge only leads to a vicious cycle of hatred.
- Dartboard of Hate: Throwing darts at a picture of someone you hate.
- Does Not Like Men: A woman hates the male gender.
- Dying Declaration of Hate: A character tells someone they hated them before dying.
- Enemies List: A list of people you hate.
- Even the Loving Hero Has Hated Ones: If the All-Loving Hero hates someone, you know the hated character is really bad.
- Evil Gloating: The villain hates The Hero so much, they gloat about having just defeated him.
- Female Misogynist: A woman who hates other women.
- Fur Against Fang: Vampires and werewolves tend to be enemies.
- The Grinch: This person hates Christmas to the point that they try to ruin it for everyone else.
- Hate at First Sight: Hating somebody the moment you lay eyes on them.
- Hated by All: A character who is hated by everyone In-Universe.
- Hatedom: The opposite of a fandom in which a group of people share a common hatred for a show, genre, or character.
- Hate Dumb: Hatred for a fandom brings out the worst in people.
- Periphery Hatedom: People hate shows or characters that were not meant to appeal to them.
- Hate Plague: Mysterious forces causes a bunch of people to turn hateful.
- Hate Sink: Of course it's obvious that we're supposed to hate this guy.
- Hated Hometown: A character hates their hometown.
- Hates Being Nicknamed: This character hates being called a nickname.
- Hates Being Touched: This character hates physical contact.
- Hates Everyone Equally: The character hates everybody regardless of who they are.
- Hates Reading: A character who hates reading.
- Hates Rich People: A character who hates wealthy people.
- Hates Small Talk: This character despises engaging in casual conversation.
- Hates Their Parent: This character despises at least one of their parents.
- Hating on Monday: Hating on a day of the week, usually (although not always) Monday
- Sunday is Boring: Hating Sunday because it's the most boring day of the week.
- Headbutting Heroes: Two good guys despise each other in spite of being in the side of justice.
- The Heartless: These creatures are born out of negative emotions with hatred being one of them.
- He-Man Woman Hater: A man who hates the female gender.
- He Who Fights Monsters: When someone becomes a monster himself by living only by hatred, especially towards others.
- Hidden Disdain Reveal: A character reveals to another character that they always hated them, usually in a falling out.
- I Hate You, Vampire Dad: Hating someone who turned you into a monster.
- Irrational Hatred: Hating someone for no reason.
- Love to Hate: The Big Bad is absolutely detestable, yet still fun to watch.
- Mailman vs. Dog: Dogs always hate postmen.
- Misanthrope Supreme: A person who has a deep hatred of people.
- The Misophonic: This person hates certain sounds because they literally hurt him.
- Mustache Vandalism: Drawing a mustache on a picture of someone you hate.
- Nemesis as Customer: The next customer is someone the worker hates.
- Nemesis Magnet: This character is so hated that multiple people have taken personal responsibility in taking them down.
- Oblivious to Hatred: When a character is completely oblivious to the fact that another character openly hates them.
- The Power of Hate: A character is empowered by hatred.
- Pulling Your Child Away: Parents hate and fear someone so much they won't let their children approach them.
- The Resenter: He hates The Hero for being more successful than him.
- Silent Treatment: Showing hatred towards someone by not talking to them.
- Spiteful Will: Even death won't stop the writer from letting it be known just how much he hates one, or more, of his inheritors.
- Stab the Picture: A person tries to damage a photo of someone to show how much they hate them.
- Still Fighting the Civil War: The losing side in an old war remains bitter about their loss to the present day.
- Strike Me Down with All of Your Hatred!: The Big Bad tries to egg on The Hero into killing him in a fit of hatred.
- Teen Hater: A character who hates teenagers.
- This Is Unforgivable!: Committing a deed so atrocious that another character declares that whoever did so must pay for what he has done is what gives the one who did such an awful thing eternal hatred from the character who said this stock phrase.
- Tranquil Fury: Hatred shown through icy anger.
- Valentine's Day Vitriol: Hatred or antipathy towards Valentine's Day, for whatever reason.
- Van Helsing Hate Crimes: The Hunter of Monsters hates monsters so much, he kills even non-malicious ones.
- Vengeful Abandoned Toy: A toy hates the kid that abandoned it.
- Wants to Be Hated: A character who would prefer that others hate them rather than like them.
- Weeding Out Imperfections: Bad guys use flowers, weeds, and other plants as metaphors for "desirable" and "undesirable" people.
- Why Can't I Hate You?: You can't bring yourself to hate someone despite it being very easy to.
- You Are What You Hate: Hating on something that you yourself are in reality.
