as in despised
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as in hated
to dislike strongly
he abominates the sight of the park he once loved being turned into a parking lot
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Adjective
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Smith had slapped Chris Rock onstage at the Academy Awards, and was suddenly one of the most despised actors in America.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026 -
This is a despised company right now.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Council members said the deal helps restore public trust by setting trash fees closer to what voters were initially told to expect and by eliminating a revenue experiment hated by Balboa Park museums and visitors.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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The end of Dexter is so widely hated that it’s considered by many to be among the worst TV show endings ever.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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Walmart, the second-cheapest option, was among the most disliked.—
Eva Flowe
May 29,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2026
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The British prime minister is only marginally less disliked by Britons, with his net favorability of minus 48 one of the worst since YouGov started tracking this metric in the 1970s.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Abominated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abominated. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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