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
Christopher R. Moran, Foreign Affairs, 24 Apr. 2017
Advertisement The electoral map Harris has a few major advantages to work with, most importantly the abiding loathing that a huge swath of voters has for her opponent.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
Driving a Lamborghini allows one to experience, and delight in, novel forms of human loathing, ones tinged with exhilaration, avarice, and revulsion—the latter of which may be, but isn’t, the English translation of revuelto.
—Brett Berk, Architectural Digest, 30 July 2024
The cocaine led to even more exhaustion, depression and ultimately self loathing.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 July 2024
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While the memoirs of senior CIA managers like Helms and Colby recall Schlesinger with unqualified loathing, this was not true of the lower orders.
—Christopher R. Moran, Foreign Affairs, 24 Apr. 2017
Advertisement The electoral map Harris has a few major advantages to work with, most importantly the abiding loathing that a huge swath of voters has for her opponent.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
Driving a Lamborghini allows one to experience, and delight in, novel forms of human loathing, ones tinged with exhilaration, avarice, and revulsion—the latter of which may be, but isn’t, the English translation of revuelto.
—Brett Berk, Architectural Digest, 30 July 2024
The cocaine led to even more exhaustion, depression and ultimately self loathing.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 July 2024
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Research demonstrates that fake news tends to elicit more negative emotions, such as anger, sadness and disgust, than real news.Chelsea Butkowski, The Conversation, 27 Sep. 2024
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Literature and movies instill this disgust deeper still.Salama Udaipurwala, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
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Years of mud-slinging would follow and their hatred for each other seemed to only intensify.Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 21 Nov. 2024
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Tribalism forms connections based on ignorance and shared hatred.Dan Berger, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The report adds to other examples of hateful rhetoric spreading after Trump’s victory.Angela Yang, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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While Reddit's unfiltered nature made moderating hateful comments almost impossible, both were grateful to have shared the moment.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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And in a state that has shown overwhelming distaste for the president-elect over the last three election cycles — including last Tuesday — that could be enough to turn Evans into a one-term congressman, Dino said.John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
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My relationship with feedback started with a significant aversion, reminiscent of my initial distaste for the bitter leaves in my grandmother's traditional dishes.Dr. Flo Falayi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The curious tension between the president’s sympathetic rhetoric and his administration’s more hostile actions has increased the risk that a contemptuous and irritated Russia will poke back in eastern Europe.Eliot A. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 20 Jan. 2018
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Critics have affixed to his output any number of adjectives meant to communicate its basic darkness: acerbic, malicious, cruel, contemptuous.Brandon Sanchez, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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Yet feeling out of place has, ironically, brought Escola even closer to their Mary Todd Lincoln, whose fear that a scornful world might keep her offstage gives the show an unexpected pathos.Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2024
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The president has outlined a deeply misguided foreign policy vision that is distrustful of U.S. allies, scornful of international institutions, and indifferent, if not downright hostile, to the liberal international order that the United States has sustained for nearly eight decades.Eliot A. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2018
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“Loathing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loathing. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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