Meanings
comparative more hated · superlative most hated
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of hate
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Proto-Germanic*hatadaz“hated”
- Old Englishhatod
- Middle Englishhated
- Englishhated
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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Ancient Greek στυγερός, στυγνός
- στυγερός (stugerós)disliked, odious
- στυγνός (stugnós)disliked, odious
Arabic مُبْغَض, مَكْرُوه
- مُبْغَض (mubḡaḍ)disliked, odious
- مَكْرُوه (makrūh)disliked, odious
Esperanto malamita
- malamitadisliked, odious
French détesté
- détestédisliked, odious
Romanian dușmănit, detestat
- dușmănitdisliked, odious
- detestatdisliked, odious
Swedish hatad
- hataddisliked, odious
Turkish menfur, nefret edilen
- menfurdisliked, odious
- nefret edilendisliked, odious
- karşı çıkılandisliked, odious
Ukrainian ненависний, зненавиджений
- ненависний (nenavysnyj)disliked, odious
- зненавиджений (znenavydženyj)disliked, odious
Rhymes & wordplay
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hated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hated
“hated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hated. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hated,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hated.
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