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loathe

loathe [ lō ] (past and past participle loathed, present participle loath·ing, 3rd person present singular loathes)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
dislike somebody or something: to dislike somebody or something intensely

[ Old English lāþian< Indo-European, "despise"]

loath·er noun
loath·ing·ly adverb

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