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LOATHE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does loathe mean?

• LOATHE (verb)
The verb LOATHE has 1 sense:

1. find repugnant

Familiarity information: LOATHE used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• LOATHE (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Find repugnant

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Synonyms:

abhor; abominate; execrate; loathe

Context examples:

I loathe that man / She abhors cats

Hypernyms (to "loathe" is one way to...):

detest; hate (dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence examples:

Sam cannot loathe Sue
They loathe moving
Sam and Sue loathe the movie

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