loathing
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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.
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to feel strong hatred or disgust for | |
| [Old English lāthiān, from | |
| 'loather | |
| —n | |
| loathing (ˈləʊðɪŋ) | |
| —n | |
| abhorrence; disgust | |
| 'loathingly | |
| —adv | |
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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.
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Example sentences
But no sooner had he put it on than he pulled it off again in loathing and horror.
Writer recalls shaking a politician's hand despite his loathing this politician.
Finally, self- loathing becomes the catalyst for one more effort.
Whether that will be enough to lessen the public's present loathing of bankers is another question.
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