loathe

loathe

verb \ˈlōth\

loathedloath·ing

Definition of LOATHE

transitive verb

: to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest

— loath·er noun

Examples of LOATHE

1. They were rivals who truly loathed each other.
2. I loathe having to do this.
3. It was a habit his wife loathed.
4. In fact, he was an energetic walker his whole life, but he loathed fresh-air fiends and he was rather stuck on the idea of being dissolute. —Paul Theroux, New York Times Book Review, 21 Apr. 1991
5. How I loathed the look of that type on my pages! Everything I wrote seemed, in that type, arrhythmic, dull, stupid. —Joseph Epstein, The Middle of My Tether,1983
6. I loathed the job so much that I did it quickly, urgently, almost violently. —W. P. Kinsella, Shoeless Joe, 1982
7. Pushing the table from him while he spoke, as though he loathed the sight of food, he encountered the watch: the hands of which were almost upon noon. —Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby, 1839

Origin of LOATHE

Middle English lothen, from Old English lāthian to dislike, be hateful, from lāth

First Known Use: 12th century

Related to LOATHE

Synonyms: abhor, abominate, despise, detest, execrate, hate

Antonyms: love

Related Words: deplore, deprecate, disapprove (of), discountenance, disdain, disfavor, scorn

Near Antonyms: desire, fancy, favor, like, prefer; enjoy, relish; admire, adore, approve (of), esteem, hallow, idolize, revere, venerate, worship; cherish, prize, treasure

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Rhymes with LOATHE

clothe