The phrase "a state of hatred" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a condition or feeling characterized by intense dislike or animosity.
Example: "The ongoing conflict has created a state of hatred among the communities, making reconciliation nearly impossible."
Alternatives: "a condition of animosity" or "an atmosphere of hostility".
It's a state of hatred of self and of others; it's the highest degree of lie".
These revolutions involved the fierce actuality of last judgments, as people who had lived with the promise of the second coming in their hearts had reached such a state of hatred, desperation and lack, a hatred of love's and heaven's absence in the society surrounding them, that they had fought to bring heaven into the world.
Do they want to maintain a state of enmity, hatred and violence, or live in peace with normal relations that will allow for progress and permanent peace?
But when the sandwich ended, I was spat back out into reality, and reality meant that the food that had once comforted me now propelled me into a state of self-hatred.
One is that she lives either in a state of passionate love or passionate hatred.
He raised fears and hatreds to a state of tension overnight.
That was the part that troubled the settlers, who put their numbers at 70 families, about 500 people in all, nestled in a permanent state of mutual hatred, conflicting religious imperatives and frequent violence with the city's Palestinians, estimated to number 120,000.
But it should never be confused with genuine reform.Joseph Margulies Northwestern University School of Law ChicagoDefending the airwavesSIR – It is true that instances of hate media are increasing, especially in fragile states ("Crackles of hatred", July 25th).
Former Senator Bill Bradley today leveled his harshest attack yet against the two leading Republican presidential candidates, saying Gov. George W. Bush and Senator John McCain were pandering for conservative votes by failing to condemn the Confederate battle flag flying over the State Capitol as a symbol of hatred and segregation.
In a state practically founded on hatred of the taxing power of the federal government, it's the role of a lifetime.
