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hated

hated

1 2.0
Very strongly disliked or avoided by many people
  • adjective
  • /ˈheɪtɪd/
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  • 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.

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Examples

  • And, you know, we're hated all around the world.

  • I want to be the most hated villain.

  • You know, that that was a hated targeted area.

  • Allen is the record producer who discovered The Hated Few.

  • If you knew how you are universally hated, your hair would stand on end.

  • 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.

  • The film received harsh criticism, and its main character was hated by the audience.

Synonyms

unpopular
vshated
121 2.1

Most people do not like someone or something

conveys a personal or strong emotional hatred rather than general unpopularity
loathsome
vshated
20 7.7

Causing strong disgust or hatred in people

names the strong dislike response without stressing physical revulsion
contemptible
vshated
  • Offensive
15 7.4

Very bad and makes people feel angry or disgusted

covers intense dislike but not judgment about deserving contempt
unlikable
vshated
10 4.2

Someone or something that is hard to like because they have qualities people dislike

describes active intense dislike rather than a difficult liking trait
detestable
vshated
9 6.5

Very unpleasant and causing people to feel strong dislike or hate

focuses on feeling intense dislike itself rather than causing unpleasantness
despised
vshated
1 4.5

Someone people strongly dislike and look down on

expresses the same intensity but as general intense dislike or hatred
scorned
vshated
1 5.8

Feeling hated and rejected by others

is the internal feeling of intense dislike rather than the public treatment
detested
vshated
4.4

Strongly disliked or hated

has identical meaning but may differ slightly in form or use
loathly
vshated
  • Archaic
9.9

Very unpleasant and likely to make people feel disgusted

refers to intense dislike without focusing on offensiveness or disgust
disliked
vshated
1.0

Not popular with many people

expresses a much stronger, more intense dislike or hatred

Antonyms

1.0

A person or thing that someone cares about very much

1.8

Respected and looked up to by many people

How Hated

hated
1 2.0
despised
1 4.5
disliked
1.0

Surface Forms

hated positive
hated comparative
hated superlative

Morphology

hated = hate (transparent) = hate + ed

Regular past-participle/adjectival formation from the verb 'hate' with the expected meaning 'regarded with intense dislike'.

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'.