# hated

/ˈheɪtəd/ (US) · /hˈeɪtɪd/ (UK)

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/hated
Updated: 2026-06-19

## Senses

### 2. strongly disliked

adjective · CEFR B2

describes someone or something that people dislike very much.

For teachers: describing a person, group, or entity that is the object of widespread or intense detestation.

- The hated tax was finally removed after many people complained to the government.
- The dictator remained a hated figure long after his regime had been dismantled by the revolutionary forces.

## Examples

- I hated the taste of mushrooms when I was a child.
- She hated the long commute to the city, so she eventually found a job closer to home.
- The protagonist's internal conflict stemmed from the fact that he hated the very institution he had spent his entire life serving with distinction.

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