loathe

UK /ˈləʊð/ US /ˈloʊð/

verb 2

Collocations

ADJ.

most, most, new, other, personal

VERB + LOATHE

exercise, hate

LOATHE + NOUN

abhor, attention, career, doctors, horror, ignorance, medicine, mosquitoes

PREP.

with

ADV.

absolutely, simply, such

verb

To detest, hate, or revile (someone or something).

I loathe scrubbing toilets.

I absolutely loathe this place.

To induce or inspire disgust (in a person)

How heartily he serves me! his face loathes one, But look upon his care, who would not love him?

verb — find repugnant

I loathe scrubbing toilets.

Wiktionary

I absolutely loathe this place.

Wiktionary

Loathing the honeyed cakes, I long for bread.

Wiktionary

As for physical exercise, although I loathe most sports (I think they're really boring), I do like going to the gym to lift weights.

Tatoeba · #899133

I just loathe people who tell lies.

Tatoeba · #4032983

We loathe horror films.

Tatoeba · #5101114

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