Hated
//ˈheɪtɪd// adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of hate form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Disliked; odious; reviled.
"bitterly hated"
Adjective
- 1 treated with dislike or contempt wordnet
Antonyms
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More examples"Better to be hated for who you are than loved for who you're not."
Etymology
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”).
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