loathing
pronunciation
How to pronounce loathing in British English:
UK [ˈləʊðɪŋ]
How to pronounce loathing in American English:
US [ˈloʊðɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- hate coupled with disgust
Word Origin
- loathing (n.)
- "abhorrence," mid-14c., verbal noun from loathe.
Example
- 1. I see my face and feel loathing and horror .
- 2. And it 's no wonder that we become so loathing to the sight or mention of limits .
- 3. In many countries governments treat private-equity firms and hedge funds with either loathing or teeth-grinding tolerance .
- 4. My strange is easy to mistake love for loathing .
- 5. Higher taxes for the rich and a loathing of financiers is the closest thing to a common denominator , though in america polls show that popular rage against government eclipses that against wall street .