hated
- adjective
- /ˈheɪtɪd/
- After the scandal, he became a hated figure among his peers and was avoided at all costs.
There is no way he is hated by so many people.
- There is no way he is hated by so many people.
- You know, that that was a hated targeted area.
Examples
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And, you know, we're hated all around the world.
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I want to be the most hated villain.
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You know, that that was a hated targeted area.
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Allen is the record producer who discovered The Hated Few.
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If you knew how you are universally hated, your hair would stand on end.
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He really thought the logistics of that were interesting, especially in regard to how independent films such as both Hated and Ten Inch Hero might make it to the public in this day and age.
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Many people in the community felt that the proposal was hated for its lack of consideration for local needs.
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The film received harsh criticism, and its main character was hated by the audience.
Synonyms
Most people do not like someone or something
Causing strong disgust or hatred in people
Very bad and makes people feel angry or disgusted
Someone or something that is hard to like because they have qualities people dislike
Very unpleasant and causing people to feel strong dislike or hate
Someone people strongly dislike and look down on
Feeling hated and rejected by others
Strongly disliked or hated
Very unpleasant and likely to make people feel disgusted
Not popular with many people
Antonyms
How Hated
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hated comes from the old English verb hate, once written hatan, which means 'to feel strong dislike'. It is simply hate plus the ending -ed, so hated means 'greatly disliked' or 'deeply detested'.