: extreme disgust : detestation
She regarded his hypocrisy with loathing.
Examples of loathing in a Sentence
She expressed her intense loathing of his hypocrisy.
She regarded his hypocrisy with loathing.
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There’s a simmering rage and self-loathing to Blakey, which Latif matches in the form of unpredictable camera motion, but these introductory moments are about as energetic as the movie ever gets.
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Through the years, Mal has endured her mother’s inexplicable loathing toward her and her younger brother, Benny, who was born the night her sister vanished.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Putin even played to Trump’s loathing of his predecessor, Joe Biden, adopting his talking point that the war with Ukraine never would have happened if Trump, not Biden, had been the American President.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
After failing to execute prompts successfully, Google's Gemini AI has spiraled into self-loathing in recent months, Business Insider reports.
—PC Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Through the years, Mal has endured her mother’s inexplicable loathing toward her and her younger brother, Benny, who was born the night her sister vanished.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Putin even played to Trump’s loathing of his predecessor, Joe Biden, adopting his talking point that the war with Ukraine never would have happened if Trump, not Biden, had been the American President.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
After failing to execute prompts successfully, Google's Gemini AI has spiraled into self-loathing in recent months, Business Insider reports.
—PC Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Loathing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loathing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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