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loathe

UK/ˈləʊð/ US/ˈloʊð/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.

find repugnant

  • “I loathe that man”
  • “She abhors cats”
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Origin

From Middle English lothe, from Old English lāþian, from Proto-West Germanic *laiþēn, from Proto-Germanic *laiþāną. Cognate with Old Norse leiðask ( > Danish ledes, Icelandic leiðast, all reflexive), German Leid.

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