1
as in disgust
a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness
the sight of his mortal enemy getting that undeserved promotion filled him with loathing
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2
as in hatred
a very strong dislike
I have an uncompromising loathing for anyone who would deliberately harm an animal
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as in hateful
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as in hating
to dislike strongly
I simply loathe tapioca pudding
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Recent Examples of loathing
Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
The statues of Assad and the posters of his face that adorned every public building lie on the ground, toppled, torn, spat and stomped upon, finally susceptible to his citizens’ loathing and contempt.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
Scarlett Johansson is loathing after her daughter went to see Wicked without her.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
What starts out as loathing eventually turns to love as Elizabeth overcomes her prejudice while Mr. Darcy puts aside his pride.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The two begin as mutually loathing roommates only to become best friends who accompany each other to the Emerald City to meet the Wizard of Oz (Jeff Goldblum).
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
The statues of Assad and the posters of his face that adorned every public building lie on the ground, toppled, torn, spat and stomped upon, finally susceptible to his citizens’ loathing and contempt.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
Scarlett Johansson is loathing after her daughter went to see Wicked without her.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
What starts out as loathing eventually turns to love as Elizabeth overcomes her prejudice while Mr. Darcy puts aside his pride.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loathing
Noun
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The new footage opens with Happy Gilmore expressing disgust at a bust of his head, which sits alongside those of real golfers like Arnold Palmer and Tiger Woods.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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That thought has become a point of great debate, and now increasing disgust, with the Cowboys, whomever their quarterback.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Venerable baby boomer Kevin Bacon plays the titular bounty hunter Hub Halloran, a proud Georgia man with little tolerance for tomfoolery and a hatred of the Red Sox.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
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Even if those two men didn’t make it out of Europe alive, the unspeakable acts carried out in the name of Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich would still live on in infamy, reminding humanity what blind hatred and xenophobia could lead to if a society wasn’t careful.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Except for then-Council member Dan Kalb, who suggested some remarks were crazy, not one council member rose to condemn these hateful falsehoods.—
Mark Cohen,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
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That a little rectangle of cardboard and paper and ink is no match for all the hateful rhetoric about books somehow hurting children.—
Sarah Hoffman and Ian Hoffman,
TIME,
10 Mar. 2025
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Schumer is balancing his deep distaste for a shutdown against external pressure from the grassroots and Democratic voters to do more to stand up to President Trump.—
Justin Green,
Axios,
12 Mar. 2025
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Analysts at Bank of America’s wrote in a report on Monday that Tesla’s new vehicle sales plummeted about 50% in Europe in January from a year earlier, partly owing to growing distaste for the brand.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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According to an ancient Greek myth, all those who had fallen in love with the young man Narcissus were met with contemptuous rejection.—
Abigayle Ward,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2025
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The president was also profoundly contemptuous of women, kept his true opposition to female suffrage carefully hidden, and allowed the suffragists who silently held banners outside the White House to be repeatedly attacked by mobs, beaten, and jailed.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This is the trapped subject, the voice crying out in the wilderness, seeking a response from the Everything but getting only the scornful bounce-back of itself.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2025
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With the scornful wave spreading across social media, Marvel waded in to stem the tide.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Loathing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loathing. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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