loathe
verb
1 loathe
Find repugnant:
— I loathe that man.
synonyms: abhor, abominate, execrate.
Roget 867:
mislike misrelish†,
dislike,
disrelish;
mind,
object to;
have rather not,
would rather not,
prefer not to,
not care for;
have a dislike for,
conceive a dislike to,
entertain a dislike for,
take a dislike to,
have an aversion to,
have an aversion for;
have no taste for,
have no stomach for.
shun,
avoid
etc.
623;
eschew;
withdraw from,
shrink from,
recoil from;
not be able to bear,
not be able to abide,
not be able to endure;
shrug the shoulders at,
shudder at,
turn up the nose at,
look askance at;
make a mouth,
make a wry face,
make a grimace;
make faces.
loathe,
nauseate,
abominate,
detest,
abhor;
hate
etc.
898;
take amiss
etc.
900;
have enough of
etc.
(be satiated)
869.
wish away,
unwish cause dislike,
excite dislike;
disincline,
repel,
sicken;
make sick,
render sick;
turn one's stomach,
nauseate,
wamble†,
disgust,
shock,
stink in the nostrils;
go against the grain,
go against the stomach;
stick in the throat;
make one's blood run cold
etc.
(give pain)
830;
pall.
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Roget 898:
hate,
detest,
abominate,
abhor,
loathe;
recoil at,
shudder at;
shrink from,
view with horror,
hold in abomination,
revolt against,
execrate;
scowl
etc.
895;
disrelish
etc.
(dislike)
867.
owe a grudge;
bear spleen,
bear a grudge,
bear malice
etc.
(malevolence)
907;
conceive an aversion to,
take a dislike to.
excite hatred,
provoke hatred
etc.
n.;
be hateful
etc.
adj.;
stink in the nostrils;
estrange,
alienate,
repel,
set against,
sow dissension,
set by the ears,
envenom,
incense,
irritate,
rile;
horrify
etc.
830;
roil.
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Dutch: gruwelen van, verwerpen, gruwen van, walgen van, haten, afkeer hebben, verfoeien, gruwen, verafschuwen, walgen
adjective
Roget 867:
disliking
etc.
v.;
averse from,
loathe,
loathe to,
loth,
adverse;
shy of,
sick of,
out of conceit with;
disinclined;
heartsick,
dogsick†;
queasy.
disliked
etc.
v.;
uncared for,
unpopular;
out of favor;
repulsive,
repugnant,
repellant;
abhorrent,
insufferable,
fulsome,
nauseous;
loathsome,
loathful†;
offensive;
disgusting
etc.
v.;
disagreeable c.
(painful)
830.
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Moby thesaurus: abhor, abominate, be hostile to, decline, despise, detest, disapprove of, disfavor, dislike, disrelish, execrate, hate, hold in abomination, mislike, not care for, refuse, reject, repudiate, shrink from, shudder at, spurn, utterly detest ... show more.
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