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Loathe \Loathe\ (l[=o][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Loathed (l[=o][th]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Loathing.]

[AS. l[=a][eth]ian to hate. See Loath.]

1. To feel extreme disgust at, or aversion for.

Loathing the honeyed cakes, I Ionged for bread. --Cowley.

2. To dislike greatly; to abhor; to hate.

The secret which I loathe. --Waller.

She loathes the vital sir. --Dryden.

Syn: To hate; abhor; detest; abominate. See Hate.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Loathing \Loath"ing\, n. Extreme disgust; a feeling of aversion, nausea, abhorrence, or detestation.

The mutual fear and loathing of the hostile races. --Macaulay.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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