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hated

/ˈheɪtɪd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables
hat-ed
IPA
/ˈheɪtɪd/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Disliked; odious; reviled.

verb

simple past and past participle of hate

Example Sentences

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: hated, hatod, *hatadaz

Inflected Forms

more hated (comparative) most hated (superlative)

Derived Forms

behated hatedly hatedness overhated unhated

Synonyms

despised detested scorned

Rhymes With

created elated demodulated related located stated estimated updated rated dated waited translated

Questions

How do you pronounce hated?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈheɪtɪd/.
What does hated mean?
Disliked; odious; reviled.
Where does hated come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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