loathe

Object

• stranger: I hadn't ever come across opposing fans before, and I loathed them in a way I had never before loathed strangers.
• idea: I loathe the idea of having created a dead thread.
• fact: Nicole is fiercely protective and she loathes the fact that Katie is taking on the role of mother to them.
• man: Slowly, Edmundo became agitated, frustrated and began to loathe the man.
• people: We tend to love our own and loathe other peoples.
• anything: The PC mob who loathe anything to do with England and English traditions.

Infinitive complement

• admit: And much as I'm loathe to admit it, the Man U model is probably better in the long run.
• throw: Traditional Pumpkin Pie Made your spooky pumpkin lantern and loathe to throw away all that mush from the middle?
• say: The related issues ( I am loathed to say causal ) are surely what any plan of care ought to revolve around.
• put: I am loathed to put a notice in a local paper.
• leave: Bit loathe to leave the old wagon on the road anyway, let alone at london parking meter prices.
• go: I was loathe to go to a big firm where I think everyone is more of a number.

Present participle complement

do: I love my laundry room although I loathe doing laundry with a vengeance.

Modifying Another Word

• universally: Universally loathed recent refurbishment with marble slabs has warmth of an Italian funeral parlor.
• before: I hadn't ever come across opposing fans before, and I loathed them in a way I had never before loathed strangers.
• absolutely: They have a very violent and racist culture and they are absolutely loathed by the ghetto communities for obvious reasons.
• indeed: Whether you know nothing about Chaucer or Canterbury Tales, are currently studying it or loved ( or indeed loathed!
• always: Ever since I was a child, I've always loathed allegory.
• much: Ah, The Sims, a game that is much loved and much loathed for exactly the same reasons.

Preposition: in

measure: Some companies divide opinion and seem to be loved and loathed in equal measure.