loathe — to feel intense dislike or disgust for
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to feel intense dislike or disgust for
Pronunciation (IPA): /loʊð/
Example Sentences
- My cat seems to loathe Monday mornings as much as I do.
- She loathes people who chew with their mouth open.
- I loathe pineapple pizza with every fiber of my being.
loathe
VERB[/loʊð/]
to feel intense dislike or disgust for
Mother loathes son's filthy room
Though robes may clothe and oaths be sworn, some systems we truly loathe
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old English 'lāth' meaning 'hostile' or 'hateful', derived from Proto-Germanic 'laiþaz'. The word evolved from describing something physically repulsive to expressing intense emotional dislike.
Breakdown
loathe: a single morpheme with no productive prefix or suffix in modern English, though historically from Proto-Germanic 'laiþ-' (hostile) + Old English verbal ending '-e'
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📝Examples
“My cat seems to loathe Monday mornings as much as I do.”
“She loathes people who chew with their mouth open.”
“I loathe pineapple pizza with every fiber of my being.”
“He loathes having to wake up before sunrise.”
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