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
Laura Kelly, The Hill, 29 Mar. 2025
An abrupt loathing of the ocean itself swept over Cassidy, the very sight, smell.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
These were the years in which capitalism shed its pitiless light on the absurd British soul, with its deep striations of caste and station, its postcolonial taint, most of all its perverted emotional core, full of love and loathing for its own extremes of domination and servitude.
—Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Fear and loathing grip L.A. hotels as Trump deportation threats loom.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
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Noun
In the article, Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg detailed how Trump’s top Cabinet officials used the open-source messaging app to debate and detail planned attacks on Houthi targets in Yemen, while also expressing loathing for America having to defend European economic and military interests.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 29 Mar. 2025
An abrupt loathing of the ocean itself swept over Cassidy, the very sight, smell.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
These were the years in which capitalism shed its pitiless light on the absurd British soul, with its deep striations of caste and station, its postcolonial taint, most of all its perverted emotional core, full of love and loathing for its own extremes of domination and servitude.
—Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Fear and loathing grip L.A. hotels as Trump deportation threats loom.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loathing
Noun
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McCarthy got two starting opportunities against the Scarlet and Gray and twice sent them away in disgust.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Even a maestro of disgust could feel nauseous seeing his life work ranked.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Heiss said that nothing would be so devastating as to have earned Prima’s hatred.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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While Brandon Hagel has been suspended and a number of jarring hits have taken place, there is another level of intensity and hatred around the corner.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Of note: Your Content must not be false, defamatory, misleading or hateful, or infringe any copyright or any other third-party rights or otherwise be unlawful.—
Catherine Pearson,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Now, imagine a flood of political images, hateful memes and mocking videos from domestic and foreign sources taking over social media.—
Ernesto Verdeja,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2025
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There seems to be a widespread distaste among philanthropies for grantees developing dependence on their support.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2025
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One wonders why Garland and co-director Ray Mendoza have made the film at all when there seems to be not simply an ignorance of the period in question but an active distaste for realizing its real-life consequences.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Yet the Administration persisted with its disobedient, if not contemptuous, behavior.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Meghan Markle's Netflix Backlash Meghan's Netflix show earned scornful reviews not only in the British press, long the villains of Meghan and Prince Harry's narrative, but also among U.S. outlets that previously provided glowing coverage.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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The Nosotros people had returned Borja’s bribe money to him with no comment, only scornful silence, but the sting of the snub had not gone very deep.—
Charles Portis,
Harper's Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Loathing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loathing. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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