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/lˈoʊθɪŋ/ Listen

verb

Loathe v. t. (past & past part. loathed; pres. part. loathing)

To feel extreme disgust at, or aversion for. "Loathing the honeyed cakes, I Ionged for bread."

To dislike greatly; to abhor; to hate; to detest. "The secret which I loathe." "She loathes the vital sir."

Synonyms: To hate; abhor; detest; abominate. See Hate.

Loathe v. i. To feel disgust or nausea. (Obs.)

noun

Loathing n. Extreme disgust; a feeling of aversion, nausea, abhorrence, or detestation. "The mutual fear and loathing of the hostile races."

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Etymology of 'Loathing'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Loathing" Quotes from Famous Books

... the twins relaxed ever so little. It was a great relief to discover that they were not objects of scorn and loathing, for they had brooded over the accident until ...

— Old Rose and Silver • Myrtle Reed

... her garments Clinging like cerements; Whilst the wave constantly Drips from her clothing; Take her up instantly, Loving, not loathing.— ...

— The Hundred Best English Poems • Various

... Looking up her eyes met mine, which were burning upon her through the hedge. She gave a shriek of horror and ran away. Never, young man, had my eyes before rested upon a being so fair as this. I might have gone away and strove to think no more about her, but the look of loathing as well as terror with which my face filled her, decided my course. I resolved to have her. Before the spring buds are on the trees she shall be here; and one of the offices I shall reserve for you is to assist me in bringing her hither. I may be able ...

— The Four Canadian Highwaymen • Joseph Edmund Collins

... his embrace but she still sat close to him, her hands in his, pathetically eager for his sympathy and aid. The psychological moment had come and Gavin Brice knew it. Loathing himself for the role he must play and vowing solemnly to his own heart that she should never be allowed to suffer for any revelation she might make, he said with a gentle insistence, ...

— Black Caesar's Clan • Albert Payson Terhune

... the same mind. Cynolatry is tolerant so long as the dog is not denied an equal divinity with the deities of other faiths. Nevertheless, I could not think of the people of Ganegwag without contempt and loathing; so it was with no small joy that I sailed for the contiguous island of Ghargaroo to consult, according to my custom, the renowned statesman and philosopher, Juptka-Getch, who was accounted the wisest man in all the world, and held in so high ...

— The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce • Ambrose Bierce

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