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loathe
[lohth] 
–verb (used with object), loathed, loath⋅ing.
| to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor: I loathe people who spread malicious gossip. |
Related forms:
loather, noun
Synonyms:
detest, abominate, hate.
detest, abominate, hate.
Antonyms:
like.
like.
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| loathe (lōth) tr.v. loathed, loath·ing, loathes To dislike (someone or something) greatly; abhor. [Middle English lothen, from Old English lāthian.] loath'er n. |
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Loathe
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
Loathe\, v. i. To feel disgust or nausea. [Obs.]
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Language Translation for : loathe
Spanish:
aborrecer, odiar,
German:
verabscheuen,
Japanese:
ひどく嫌う
loathe
O.E. laðian "to hate, to be disgusted with," from lað "hostile" (see loath). Cognate with O.S. lethon, O.N. leiða. Loathsome is attested from c.1300.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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