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hated

  • past participle of hate.
  • past tense form of hate.

Example Sentences

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This is not the first time Mr Wen, who describes himself as a "Troll Most Hated", has invaded a concert or event.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

"I find it hard to talk through what I went through because it was so extreme. The whole country hated me. Hated me."

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2023

Back in the mid-’80s, when the Hated were making astonishing teenage noise, I was still a little kid, attending elementary school birthday parties at the local skating rink where the band occasionally performed by night.

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2023

“When I approached brands 13 years ago, they hated this idea. Hated, hated, hated, hated.”

From The Verge • Jul. 26, 2022

Hated his stupidity for sailing so far out before the storm took him.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen