loathe C2+ Topic:Senses & Perception US /loʊð/ UK /ləʊð/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like load /ð/ vs /d/ Meanings 1 verb to feel intense dislike or disgust for I absolutely loathe getting up before dawn. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to feel intense dislike or... detestabhordespiseabominatehateexecratedisdain ↔ Opposites loveadorerelishcherishlike Word family Derived forms loathingloather Related forms loathloathsome Etymology AI details From Old English lāþian ('to be hateful, hate'), from lāþ ('hostile, hateful'), from Proto-Germanic *laiþaz. lāþian Old English *laiþaz Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Senses & Perception External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # loathe **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /loʊð/ **IPA (UK):** /ləʊð/ ## Meanings 1. to feel intense dislike or disgust for ## Examples - I absolutely loathe getting up before dawn. ## Synonyms - detest - abhor - despise - abominate - hate - execrate - disdain ## Antonyms - love - adore - relish - cherish - like ## Derived Forms - loathing - loather ## Related Forms - loath - loathsome ## Roots and Affixes - Root: lāþian - Root: *laiþaz ## Etymology From Old English lāþian ('to be hateful, hate'), from lāþ ('hostile, hateful'), from Proto-Germanic *laiþaz. ## AI Etymology Loathe is from Old English lāþian ('to be hateful, hate'), from lāþ ('hostile, hateful'), from Proto-Germanic *laiþaz. Important recorded forms include lāþian (Old English) and *laiþaz (Proto-Germanic). The current sense covers to feel intense dislike or disgust for. The wider family includes derived forms such as loathing and loather and related words such as loath and loathsome. ## Topics - Senses & Perception markdown