English Explanatory Dictionary

hated

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Disliked; odious; reviled.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of hate

Pronunciation

/ˈheɪtɪd/ en-us-hated.ogg

Word forms

hated more hated most hated

Etymology

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”).

Derived words

behated hatedly hatedness overhated unhated
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