Odiaron

Odiaron is the third-person plural pretérito indefinido form of the Spanish verb odiar, meaning "to hate." It translates as "they hated" and, in regions where ustedes is used, as "you all hated." The form commonly appears in narrative pasts to describe a completed action or reaction.

Odiar is a regular -ar verb. In the pretérito indefinido, the endings are -é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -asteis, -aron. Therefore the forms are: yo odié, tú odiaste, él/ella/usted odiÓ, nosotros odiamos, vosotros odiasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes odiaron. The stress in odiaron falls on the second-to-last syllable, as with standard -ar verb endings in this tense.

Etymology: odiar comes from the Latin odium, meaning hatred, and the verb developed in the Romance languages through medieval Spanish from that root, evolving into the modern form odiar.

Usage: odiaron is used to express a past, completed act of hate by a plural subject. It contrasts with odiaban (imperfect) to denote habitual or ongoing hatred in the past, or with odiar in other tenses to indicate different timeframes or moods. Example: Los críticos odiaron la película. This exemplifies a decisive, past judgment or reaction.