loathe Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb find repugnant
    abominate; execrate; abhor.
    • I loathe that man
    • She abhors cats

WordNet

Loathe transitive verb
Etymology
AS. laian to hate. See Loath.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Loathed ; present participle & verbal noun Loathing
Definitions
  1. To feel extreme disgust at, or aversion for.
    Loathing the honeyed cakes, I Ionged for bread. Cowley.
  2. To dislike greatly; to abhor; to hate.
    The secret which I loathe. Waller.
    She loathes the vital sir. Dryden.
    Syn. -- To hate; abhor; detest; abominate. See Hate.
Loathe intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To feel disgust or nausea. Obs.

Webster 1913