SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
loathe
verb
To dislike intensely.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Dislike intensely
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Usage distinction
Return to topLoathe is stronger than dislike and often includes disgust; execrate is formal and strongly condemnatory.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See loathe in use
The character comes to loathe the empty rituals of the court.
Several residents began to loathe the repeated recorded announcements that accompanied the fault, describing intense dislike rather than mild annoyance.
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