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loathing

UK/ˈləʊðɪŋ/US/ˈloʊðɪŋ/

noun

What it means

  1. countableuncountableSense of revulsion, distaste, detestation, extreme hatred or dislike.

    The man's loathing of his former friend was palpable; you could feel how much he now hated him.

In a sentence

The man's loathing of his former friend was palpable; you could feel how much he now hated him.

Where it comes from

From the verb loathe. Compare loathsome.

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