hated

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”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈheɪtɪd/

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• Rhymes: -eɪtɪd
• Hyphenation: hat‧ed

hated (comparative more hated, superlative most hated)

1. Disliked; odious; reviled.

   bitterly hated

   much-hated

   universally hated

hated

1. simple past and past participle of hate

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