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loathe
[
loh
th
]
Origin
loathe
/
loʊð
/
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[
loh
th
]
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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:
before 900;
Middle English
loth
(
i
)
en, lath
(
i
)
en,
Old English
lāthian,
derivative of
lāth
loath
Related forms
loath·er,
noun
un·loathed,
adjective
Can be confused:
loath
,
loathe,
loathsome
.
Synonyms
detest, abominate, hate.
Antonyms
like.
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loathe
(ləʊð)
—
vb
(
tr
) to feel strong hatred or disgust for
[Old English
lāthiān,
from
loath
]
'loather
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
loathe
O.E. laðian "to hate, to be disgusted with," from lað "hostile" (see
loath
). Cognate with O.S. lethon, O.N. leiða.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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