verb · transitive · rare

loathe

loathe · loathes · loathed · loathing

ненавидіти

не любить, ненавидеть, не выносить

hassen, ablehnen, verabscheuen

To detest, hate, or revileTo detest, hate, or revile (someone or something).

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UK/ˈləʊð/US/ˈloʊð/

» My neighbors loathe me.

Meine Nachbarn verachten mich.

Соседи меня ненавидят.

Сусіди мене ненавидять.

Meaning

2 senses

(transitive)To detest, hate, or revile (someone or something).
I loathe scrubbing toilets.
I absolutely loathe this place.
verabscheuen, ablehnen, hassen
ненави́детьnenavídetʹ, не выноси́тьne vynosítʹ, не люби́тьne ljubítʹ
нена́видітиnenávydity
(obsolete)To induce or inspire disgust (in a person)

More definitions

find repugnant

Examples

30 sentences

My neighbors loathe me.
Сусіди мене ненавидять.
ruСоседи меня ненавидят.
deMeine Nachbarn verachten mich.
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Sami developed loathing for his family.
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Tom was filled with self-loathing.
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No, not loathe, I abhor it.
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I loathe mosquitoes with a passion.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

to detest, hate, revile:

Русский

By meaning 1

to detest, hate, revile:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to detest, hate, revile:

Origin

From Middle English lothe, from Old English lāþian, from Proto-West Germanic *laiþēn, from

From Middle English lothe, from Old English lāþian, from Proto-West Germanic *laiþēn, from Proto-Germanic *laiþāną. Cognate with Old Norse leiðask ( > Danish ledes, Icelandic leiðast, all reflexive), German Leid.

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