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loathed

  • past participle
    of loathe.
    loathe
    verb (used with object)
    to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor.
  • past tense form
    of loathe.
    loathe
    verb (used with object)
    to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor.

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There’s a reason why you’ll leave as one of the most loathed owners in baseball history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

The controversies have coincided with the drop in Reform polling support and in popularity for Farage, long a divisive figure loved and loathed in largely equal measure.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Gradel had spent years in academia, which he loathed.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

Peter Stolypin, one of the most accomplished Russian statesmen of the era, loathed Rasputin but couldn’t convince the czar to banish him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

I loathed them all as they passed me by, loathed that what passed for courage and endurance was in reality apathy even in the face of death.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam