loathe
to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor: I loathe people who spread malicious gossip.
Origin of loathe
1Other words for loathe
Opposites for loathe
Other words from loathe
- loather, noun
- un·loathed, adjective
Words that may be confused with loathe
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How to use loathe in a sentence
And Jeb, of course, will also have to deal with his outspoken support for Common Core, which the Republican base loathes.
Be the Smarter Bush Brother, Jeb: Don’t Run! | Michael Tomasky | December 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe loathes senior senator Mary Landrieu, he detests Governor Bobby Jindal, he despises the media.
There’s No Getting Rid of David Vitter, America’s Most Contemptible Senator | Michael Tomasky | January 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere is a method to this madness, as her conservative base loathes the media and cheers every punch she throws.
Alex Massie on why Britain still loathes the former P.M. for Iraq.
Tanya is a frizzy-haired poet who loathes her day job temping for a law firm, and her exit strategy is to market Ray.
I'd go and speak to Brodrick to-morrow, only he loathes the sight of me, and I can't blame him, poor devil.
The Creators | May SinclairWhere you really want to come out is at the fact that Nanda loathes me and that I might as well give up asking for her.
The Awkward Age | Henry JamesBut the Osseous despises, hates and loathes—and keeps on for years after every one else has forgotten all about it.
How to Analyze People on Sight | Elsie Lincoln Benedict and Ralph Paine BenedictBut Sordello loathes the task: he will not sing at all, and runs away to Goïto.
The Browning Cyclopdia | Edward BerdoeHe loathes the war, and the grandiloquent speeches of politicians irritate him by their failure to realize how loathesome war is.
A Student in Arms | Donald Hankey
British Dictionary definitions for loathe
/ (ləʊð) /
(tr) to feel strong hatred or disgust for
Origin of loathe
1Derived forms of loathe
- loather, noun
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