hated
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hated
- /ˈheɪtɪd/
Rhymes with -eɪtɪd
Where it comes from
From Middle English hated, from Old English hatod, ġehatod (“hated”, past participle), from Proto-Germanic *hatadaz (“hated”), equivalent to hate + -ed. Cognate with Saterland Frisian haated, hoated (“hated”), Dutch gehaat (“hated”), German Low German haat (“hated”), German gehasst (“hated”), Swedish hatad (“hated”), Icelandic hataður (“hated”).
adjective more hated · most hated
- Disliked; odious; reviled. bitterly hated
verb
- simple past and past participle of hate
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: scorned, despised, unloved, detested, loathe, disgusted, loved, guess, coerced, disliked, liked, loathed, loathes, execrated, reviled, abhorred
Translations
Talk about this word "hated." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hated. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hated. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hated "hated." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hated.Cite this
@misc{hated_2026,
title = {hated},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hated},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
