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revulsion–otherizing?

 
 
Reply Tue 28 Jul, 2015 09:09 am
We know "authorizing", so "revulsion–otherizing" refers to "revulsion–causing"?

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I suppose the accuracy of Silverman’s quote above hangs on how we use the word “hate.” In my home, growing up, hate was a bad word. As a result I rarely use the word. In my personal lexicon, hate indicates an extreme revulsion–otherizing the hated person such that I desire their downfall. On the other hand, the dictionary is more modest. Merriam-Webster defines hate as,
a : intense hostility and aversion usually deriving from fear, anger, or sense of injury
b : extreme dislike or antipathy : loathing <had a great hate of hard work>
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http://www.patheos.com/blogs/yearwithoutgod/2015/03/24/are-atheists-the-most-hated-group-in-america/#sthash.RbGk70rB.dpuf
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Reply Tue 28 Jul, 2015 04:18 pm
@oristarA,
That's not a compound word. The punctuation mark is a dash—in Microsoft Word two hyphens are combined to form a dash—separating the clauses. It's not a hyphen which is used in certain forms of compound words.

In your text, there's a hyphen between Merriam and Webster.
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Reply Tue 28 Jul, 2015 08:06 pm
@InfraBlue,
Well, got the definition of "otherize":

(transitive) To make or regard (a person, social group, etc.) as alien or different.

Thanks.
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