Meaning of LOATHE
| Pronunciation: | | lowdh
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| | Definition: | | [v] find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats" |
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| | Synonyms: | | abhor, abominate, execrate |
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| | See Also: | | detest, hate | |
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\Loathe\ (l[=o][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loathed}
(l[=o][th]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Loathing}.] [AS. l[=a][eth]ian
to hate. See {Loath}.]
1. To feel extreme disgust at, or aversion for.
Loathing the honeyed cakes, I Ionged for bread.
--Cowley.
2. To dislike greatly; to abhor; to hate.
The secret which I loathe. --Waller.
She loathes the vital sir. --Dryden.
Syn: To hate; abhor; detest; abominate. See {Hate}.
\Loathe\, v. i.
To feel disgust or nausea. [Obs.]
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| | Related Terms: | | abhor, abominate, be hostile to, decline, despise, detest, disapprove of, disfavor, dislike, disrelish, execrate, hate, hold in abomination, mislike, not care for, refuse, reject, repudiate, shrink from, shudder at, spurn, utterly detest |
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