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verb

Loathe v. t. (past & past part. loathed; pres. part. loathing)

To feel extreme disgust at, or aversion for. "Loathing the honeyed cakes, I Ionged for bread."

To dislike greatly; to abhor; to hate; to detest. "The secret which I loathe." "She loathes the vital sir."

Synonyms: To hate; abhor; detest; abominate. See Hate.

Loathe v. i. To feel disgust or nausea. (Obs.)

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Loathe" Quotes from Famous Books

... not think you would altogether condemn me, little one, much as I loathe myself—terribly as ...

— The Flight of the Shadow • George MacDonald

... she said, "except that I want to talk to a lot of people about Germany. I want to tell everybody I know how much I loathe 'em all. 'The Hymn of Hate' is a lullaby to ...

— The Cup of Fury - A Novel of Cities and Shipyards • Rupert Hughes

... wish to do, for baby is better to me than all the parties in the world. I am so tired of it all, and have been ever since I was at Newport. I was so vain and silly there, and I have been so sorry since. But that summer cured me entirely, and you don't know how I loathe the very thought of entering society again. For your sake I should be willing to go sometimes, if there were no one else. But Mrs. Banker has kindly offered to take you under her charge, and so there is no necessity for ...

— Family Pride - Or, Purified by Suffering • Mary J. Holmes

... flow, At the stroke of my sabre, the life of my foe. I strike for the memory of long-vanished years; I only shed blood where another shed tears, I come, as the lightning comes red from above, O'er the race that I loathe, ...

— The Pirates Own Book • Charles Ellms

... don't, they never do, that is the theory of wedding presents, my dear. We got Pond Lily pattern, repousse until it scratches your fingers. Pond Lily pattern, my dear, which I loathe, ...

— Murder in Any Degree • Owen Johnson

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