loathe

verbdislike strongly

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verb dislike strongly

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abhor

verb. regard with contempt or disgust

abhorred

verb. regard with contempt or disgust

abhorring

verb. regard with contempt or disgust

abominate

verb. detest

Word Origin & History

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.

Example Sentences for loathe

And because, when you know what I am, you will hate and loathe me.

It rather sickens me, and makes me loathe the sight of a seal.

"I loathe you," he cried, with his lips pressed against her cheek.

Oh, in six months I've got simply to loathe the smell of a café.

They––the world––shall know you; shall loathe you as I loathe you.

Sir, of all things in this world, there is nought I do loathe and despise like to a Puritan!

I hate him—I hate him as much as I loathe myself for ever condescending to follow him.

I shall begin to hate my books and to loathe my little cabin.

We live in filth, and grow loathsome, till we loathe ourselves!

You loathe them as you would a snake or a toad, yet you are indignant at their wrongs.

loathe

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abhorred

abhorring

abominate

despise

despised

Synonyms for loathe

abhor