loathing

[loh-th ing] /ˈloʊ ðɪŋ/
noun
1.
strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
Origin
1300-50; Middle English lathynge. See loathe, -ing1
Related forms
loathingly, adverb
self-loathing, adjective, noun
Synonyms
abhorrence; hatred. See aversion.

loathe

[lohth] /loʊð/
verb (used with object), loathed, loathing.
1.
to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor:
I loathe people who spread malicious gossip.
Origin
before 900; Middle English loth(i)en, lath(i)en, Old English lāthian, derivative of lāth loath
Related forms
loather, noun
unloathed, adjective
Can be confused
loath, loathe, loathsome.
Synonyms
detest, abominate, hate.
Antonyms
like.
Examples from the web for loathing
  • It's much more fun for the students to lob their loathing at each other, and it works every time.
  • No one predicted that her reign would be remembered by many with loathing.
  • Yet my home heating bill remains an object of fear and loathing.
  • They blab about loving or loathing a film, point out trivia or errata, and poke fun at bad acting or direction.
  • Fear and loathing are so much easier to use than rational thought.
  • Mainly all that self loathing is receding, thanks to you.
  • Perhaps he did, in the sense that in every satirist there is a bit of loathing.
  • Whatever its cause, the fear and suspicion are fierce, and have fed a widening loathing of foreigners.
  • If one reads carefully, one can discern the derail and loathing of dissent throughout these posts.
  • The feeling of loathing especially surged up within him and grew stronger every minute.
British Dictionary definitions for loathing

loathing

/ˈləʊðɪŋ/
noun
1.
abhorrence; disgust
Derived Forms
loathingly, adverb

loathe

/ləʊð/
verb
1.
(transitive) to feel strong hatred or disgust for
Derived Forms
loather, noun
Word Origin
Old English lāthiān, from loath
Word Origin and History for loathing
n.

"abhorrence," mid-14c., verbal noun from loathe.

loathe

v.

Old English laðian "to hate, to be disgusted with," from lað "hostile" (see loath). Cognate with Old Saxon lethon, Old Norse leiða. Related: Loathed; loathing.