noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Sense of revulsion, distaste, detestation, extreme hatred or dislike. countable, uncountable

   "The man's loathing of his former friend was palpable; you could feel how much he now hated him."

2. 2
   hate coupled with disgust wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of loathe form-of, gerund, participle, present
2. 2
   present participle and gerund of loath form-of, gerund, obsolete, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

abhorrencedisgustrepulsionabhorrenceabhorrentabomination

Example

More examples

"I had taken a loathing to my gentleman at first sight."

Related phrases

self-loathing

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