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loathe
What does loathe mean?
loathe (verb): to detest, hate, or revile (someone or something).
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use loathe in a sentence?
How do you pronounce loathe?
/loʊð/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does loathe come from?
From Middle English lothe, from Old English lāþian, from Proto-West Germanic *laiþēn, from Proto-Germanic *laiþāną.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to loathe
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “loathe” mean?
to detest, hate, or revile (someone or something)
Right! That's what “loathe” means.
to make fun of, especially by mimicking; to taunt
Not quite: that's what mock means.
to explore, investigate, question, test, or prove
Not quite: that's what probe means.
to break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in
Not quite: that's what collapse means.
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