tr.v., loathed, loath·ing, loathes.

To dislike (someone or something) greatly; abhor.

[Middle English lothen, from Old English lāthian.]

loather loath'er n.

verb

To regard with extreme dislike and hostility: abhor, abominate, despise, detest, execrate, hate. See love/hatred.

v

Definition: dislike very strongly
Antonyms: like, love

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IN BRIEF: To hate or despise.

We should be eternally vigilant against attempts to check the expression of opinions that we loathe. — Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894)

Tutor's tip: Another word that sounds like "loathe" which means to hate, is "loath" which means not willing.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afsky, hade, være led ved, føle lede ved, væmmes ved, føle modbydelighed for, ikke kunne fordrage

Nederlands (Dutch)
walgen van, verafschuwen, haten

Français (French)
v. tr. - détester (faire)

Deutsch (German)
v. - verabscheuen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αντιπαθώ, απεχθάνομαι, αποστρέφομαι, σιχαίνομαι

Italiano (Italian)
detestare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - detestar, odiar, abominar

Русский (Russian)
испытывать отвращение, ненавидеть

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - aborrecer, detestar, odiar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avsky, vämjas vid, äcklas av, inte kunna med

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
厌恶, 憎恶

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 厭惡, 憎惡

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 몹시 싫어하다, 질색하다, 구역질 내다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ひどく嫌う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعاف, يقرف, يشمئز من‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮תיעב, שנא‬

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