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.
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Loathing the honeyed cakes, I Ionged for bread.
--Cowley.
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2. To dislike greatly; to abhor; to hate; to detest.
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The secret which I loathe. --Waller.
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She loathes the vital sir. --Dryden.
Syn: To hate; abhor; detest; abominate. See Hate.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Loathe \Loathe\, v. i.
To feel disgust or nausea. [Obs.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
loathe
v : find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats" [syn:
abhor, abominate, execrate]
WordNet (r) 2.0
22 Moby Thesaurus words for "loathe":
abhor, abominate, be hostile to, decline, despise, detest,
disapprove of, disfavor, dislike, disrelish, execrate, hate,
hold in abomination, mislike, not care for, refuse, reject,
repudiate, shrink from, shudder at, spurn, utterly detest
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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