What Graham Greene called a "failure of imagination"

I believe the answer is:

hate

(Other definitions for hate that I've seen before include "Abhor" , "Detest" , "Antipathy" , "Strong aversion" , "Extreme dislike" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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