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Definition of Loathe

1. Verb. Find repugnant. "Sam and Sue loathe the movie "; "She abhors cats"

Definition of Loathe

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

2. v. i. To feel disgust or nausea.

Definition of Loathe

1. Verb. To hate, detest, revile. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Loathe

1. to detest greatly [v LOATHED, LOATHING, LOATHES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Loathe

Literary usage of Loathe

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"Bernstein 1977 begins, “A reputable newspaper contained this sentence: ‘But, curiously, in an institution loathe to make decisions, they are ready to judge ..."

2. The Apocalypse Explained According to the Spiritual Sense: In which the by Emanuel Swedenborg (1894)
""Bird and beast" signify here thoughts of truth and affections for good, both rational and natural, which are said " to loathe and despise " this state. ..."

3. The Poetical Works of John Dryden by John Dryden (1909)
"... toss the spear, or trembling dart to throw. d now, resign'd to your superior might, d tir'd with fruitless toils, I loathe the is let me beg (and this ..."

4. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1827)
"... Then man shall loathe the wrong, and choose the light, Remorse and moral blindness be unknown. ON shores far foreign, or remoter seas, ..."

5. Crabb's English Synonyms by George Crabb (1917)
"In the moral acceptance loathe is a strong figure of speech to mark the abhorrence and disgust which the sieht or thought of offensive objects produces. ..."

6. Misalliance: The Dark Lady of the Sonnets, and Fanny's First Play. With a by Bernard Shaw (1914)
"Why is it that people who have been taught Shakespear as a school subject loathe his plays and cannot by any means be persuaded ever to open his works after ..."

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