loathe
verbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈləʊð//
- United States//ˈloʊð//
To detest, hate, or revile (someone or something).
verb
- 1
To detest, hate, or revile (someone or something).
I loathe scrubbing toilets.
I absolutely loathe this place.
Loathing the honeyed cakes, I long for bread.
To Scriptures read they muſt their leaſure frame, / Then loath they will both luſt and wanton love; […]
- 2
obsoleteTo induce or inspire disgust (in a person)
How heartily he serves me! his face loathes one, But look upon his care, who would not love him?
Etymology
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.
Forms
- past tense
- loathed
- past participle
- loathed
- present participle
- loathing
- third person singular
- loathes
loads · Lots, much, plenty, a great deal.loaf · A block of bread after baking.loan · An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting…
loathe · To detest, hate, or revile (someone or something).
lobby · An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway;…lobe · Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat…lobo · A wolf.