Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To dislike (someone or something) greatly; abhor.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To be hateful or loathed; excite nausea, disgust, or abhorrence.
- To feel nausea, disgust, or abhorrence.
- To dislike greatly; hate; abhor.
- To cause to dislike or avoid; disgust.
- To feel disgust at; especially, to have an extreme aversion to, as food or drink.
- Synonyms Hate, Abhor, Detest, etc. See
hate .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb obsolete To feel disgust or nausea.
- transitive verb To feel extreme disgust at, or aversion for.
- transitive verb To dislike greatly; to abhor; to hate; to detest.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
hate ,detest ,revile .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb find repugnant
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Yeah you probably right, but the hypocrisy and deceit of the Republicans which Americans loathe is simply unmatched!
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Jesus do I loathe it, I am all up for discussions on plots character development, the reasons behind the motives of the character, things that influenced the film or if the film is some sort of fable or allegory, but I friggin loathe how people can analyze great pieces of art, to smithereens.
Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” Video Features the Pussy Wagon From Kill Bill | /Film 2010
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The only POV I loathe is the first person that switches narrators.
January Christian Science Fiction/Fantasy Blog Tour Day 2 2008
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The only POV I loathe is the first person that switches narrators.
Archive 2008-01-01 2008
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What English people of nearly all classes loathe from the bottom of their hearts is the swaggering officer type, the jingle of spurs and the crash of boots.
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But for now, it's an unpopular law that took a divisive year to enact, that liberals and conservatives loathe, that is full of bureaucratic and fiscal IEDs, and that drained attention from dealing with the economy.
What Went Wrong 2010
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Governor Ritter (who few can call loathe to make his own decisions after this stunner) will accompany the superintendent cum senator on the tour.
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Moore wants his viewers angry, not educated, and he represents what he claims to loathe, which is the triumph of imagery over substance.
Marine Corps Moms 2008
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And now that I know you 'loathe' cake decorating, I really appreciate how you still took the time to comment on my posts about it: D
HTEAC Does Business: "Over the Hill!" 40th Birthday Cake 2009
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It's a solid way to hone writing skills though, and I say "loathe" facetiously.
milosrdenstvi commented on the word loathe
Today I was suddenly struck with the fear that I may have sometime in the past misspelt this word sans e.
October 14, 2010
yarb commented on the word loathe
I frequently see or hear loathe where loth is meant.
October 15, 2010