loathe
Meaning
- (transitive) To detest, hate, or revile (someone or something).
- (obsolete) To induce or inspire disgust (in a person)
Synonyms
be disgusted
feel disgust
be prejudiced against
be envious
be sick of
shrink from
be disgusted with
recoil from
dislike intensely
feel a loathing for
feel a repugnance
have a bias against
regard with disgust
be fed-up with
be nauseated with
be revolted at
be satiated with
feel disgusted at
be jealous
fed up with
get angry
Translations
verabscheuen
detestare
detestar
detestar
détester
abominare
een afschuw hebben vanFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈləʊð/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English lothe, from Old English lāþian, from Proto-West Germanic *laiþēn, from Proto-Germanic *laiþāną. Cognate with Old Norse leiðask ( > Danish ledes, Icelandic leiðast, all reflexive), German Leid.
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