loathe

[lohth]

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verb (used with object), loathed, loath·ing.

to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor: I loathe people who spread malicious gossip.

Origin of loathe

before 900; Middle English loth(i)en, lath(i)en, Old English lāthian, derivative of lāth loath

Related formsloath·er, nounun·loathed, adjective

Can be confusedloath loathe loathsome

Synonyms for loathe

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detest, abominate, hate.

Antonyms for loathe

like.

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Related Words for loathed

despise, detest, hate, abhor, abominate, refuse, spurn, decline, repudiate, revolt, reject, execrate

Examples from the Web for loathed

Contemporary Examples of loathed

It is loathed by some critics who find it patronizing, silly, and superficial.
'The Newsroom' Ended As It Began: Weird, Controversial, and Noble
Kevin Fallon
December 15, 2014
Never mind that the actual Steve Jobs loathed school for much of his childhood.
Are U.S. Kids Creative Enough?
Amanda Ripley
April 2, 2014
The issue for the people of Egypt is that the security apparatus they loathed under Mubarak is still in place.
Forget Mubarak
Christopher Dickey, Mike Giglio
August 22, 2013
The woman who took no nonsense from a cabinet of quivering, jelly-kneed men, some of whom loved her, some of whom loathed her.
How Margaret Thatcher Transformed British Politics
Tunku Varadarajan
April 8, 2013
The truth is, Ram Singh was too loathed a man for answers to be diligently sought.
Cheated by Death: No Euphoria in Ram Singh’s Hanging
Dilip D’Souza
March 12, 2013

Historical Examples of loathed

I was not quite sure yet whether I loathed the man or liked him.
The Stark Munro Letters
J. Stark Munro
He loathed the blind villain as he never thought to have loathed anybody.
The Night Riders
Ridgwell Cullum
However, he was sure that he liked Miss Phipps and that he loathed Mrs. Buckley.
Galusha the Magnificent
Joseph C. Lincoln
Jed was too much perturbed even to resent the loathed name "Jedidah."
Shavings
Joseph C. Lincoln
It was talk of a kind she loathed, but if Marian chose to be vulgar what was one to do?
The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2
Henry James

British Dictionary definitions for loathed

loathe

verb

(tr) to feel strong hatred or disgust for

Derived Formsloather, noun

Word Origin for loathe

Old English lāthiān, from loath

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Word Origin and History for loathed

loathe

Old English laðian "to hate, to be disgusted with," from lað "hostile" (see loath). Cognate with Old Saxon lethon, Old Norse leiða. Related: Loathed; loathing.