Loathe Definition

lōth
loathed, loathes, loathing
verb
loathed, loathes, loathing
To feel intense dislike, disgust, or hatred for; abhor; detest.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Loathe

  • From Middle English lothe, from Old English lāþian. Cognate with Old Norse leiðask (> Danish ledes, Icelandic leiðast) (all reflexive), German leiden.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English lothen from Old English lāthian

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Loathe Sentence Examples

  • I loathe these horrible roads, but I love the places they take you.

  • To know John well was to loathe him, as every contemporary chronicle bears witness.

  • You don't want to end up with a job that you loathe.

  • Many of us loathe having to spend a ton of money on a suit we know we'll only wear a handful of times.

  • Virgo, although he is loathe to admit it, is therefore not always reasonable.

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Words Starting With

LLOLOA

Words Ending With

EHETHE

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loathe

Words Starting With L and Ending With E

Starts With L & Ends With EStarts With LO & Ends With EStarts With L & Ends With HE

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With L6 Letter Words Ending With E