/ ləʊð; NAmE loʊð/ verb
(not used in the progressive tenses) to dislike sb/sth very much
SYN detest :
[ vn ]
I loathe modern art.
They loathe each other.
[also v -ing ] ➡ note at hate
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English lāthian , of Germanic origin; related to loath .