hated
adj. US //ˈheɪtəd// UK //hˈeɪtɪd// hat·ed
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1 strongly disliked (adj.) B2 Upper Intermediatedescribes someone or something that people dislike very much.
describing a person, group, or entity that is the object of widespread or intense detestation.
ExampleThe hated tax was finally removed after many people complained to the government.
ExampleThe dictator remained a hated figure long after his regime had been dismantled by the revolutionary forces.
- unpopular
- reviled
- detested
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”).