loathe

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to feel intense dislike or... detest abhor despise abominate hate execrate disdain

Opposites

love adore relish cherish like

Word family

Derived forms loathingloather

Related forms loath loathsome

Etymology

From Old English lāþian ('to be hateful, hate'), from lāþ ('hostile, hateful'), from Proto-Germanic *laiþaz.

lāþian Old English *laiþaz Proto-Germanic

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# 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
- Actions & Processes

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