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[syn: abhorrence, abomination, detestation, execration, loathing, odium]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Loathe \Loathe\ (l[=o][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Loathed
(l[=o][th]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Loathing.] [AS. l[=a][eth]ian
to hate. See Loath.]
1. To feel extreme disgust at, or aversion for.
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Loathing the honeyed cakes, I Ionged for bread.
--Cowley.
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2. To dislike greatly; to abhor; to hate; to detest.
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The secret which I loathe. --Waller.
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She loathes the vital sir. --Dryden.
Syn: To hate; abhor; detest; abominate. See Hate.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Loathing \Loath"ing\, n.
Extreme disgust; a feeling of aversion, nausea, abhorrence,
or detestation.
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The mutual fear and loathing of the hostile races.
--Macaulay.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
loathing
n 1: hate coupled with disgust [syn: abhorrence,
abomination, detestation, execration, loathing,
odium]