Loathe

//ˈləʊð// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To detest, hate, or revile (someone or something). transitive

    "I loathe scrubbing toilets."

  2. 2
    find repugnant wordnet
  3. 3
    To induce or inspire disgust (in a person) obsolete

    "How heartily he serves me! his face loathes one, But look upon his care, who would not love him?"

Synonyms

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abhorabhorabominatedetestabominatebe hostile to

Antonyms

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love

Example

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"As for physical exercise, although I loathe most sports (I think they're really boring), I do like going to the gym to lift weights."

Etymology

From Middle English lothe, from Old English lāþian, from Proto-West Germanic *laiþēn, from Proto-Germanic *laiþāną. Cognate with Old Norse leiðask ( > Danish ledes, Icelandic leiðast, all reflexive), German Leid.

Related phrases

loathe-worthyself-loathing

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