Complete Definition of "loathe"

English

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/�l��ð/, SAMPA|/"l@UD/
(General American|US) IPA|/�lo�ð/, SAMPA|/"loUD/
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:rhymes|��ð

Etymology
OE. l�þian.

Verb
en-verb|loathes|loathing|loathed

  1. To hate, detest, revile.

#: I loathe scrubbing toilets.

Quotations
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Usage notes
Sometimes confused with the similarly-pronounced loath, a related adjective.

Derived terms
loathing
loathsome

Translations
trans-top|to hate, detest, revile
Chinese: ��, ��
Dutch: verafschuwen
Estonian: vihkama, jälestama
Finnish: inhota
French: détester
German: verabscheuen
Italian: detestare
trans-mid
Portuguese: detestar
Spanish: detestar
Telugu: �సహ�యి�����న� (asahyiMcukonu)
trans-bottom

See also
abhor
despise
detest
dislike
hate

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