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I'm trying to find a word that describes the following type of situation:
Person A already hates Person B. Person A then subsequently searches for reasons to further hate and roast Person B. These attempts may get progressively more and more ridiculous, but Person A continues the attempts.
What would you call this?
What you are describing is the activity of an "internet troll" but in real life. The word "detractor" comes to mind but seems mild, and the ever increasing nature of the scenario seems an important aspect of your question.
The best I could come up with is "hatred", "malevolence", "acrimony", or "antipathy", but perhaps preceded with "unglued", "escalating", "ongoing", "ever-increasing" or something similar. Possibly "unglued acrimony" would work.
I would call them prejudiced or biased against the person. Both words carry the meaning of unfair dislike.
From the Oxford dictionary:
Prejudice: Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.
Bias: Inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair
