: 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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Whereas Gary and Phil Neville, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Nicky Butt were boyhood United fans who grew up loathing their rivals — and, in Gary Neville’s case, made no attempt to hide it — Liverpool’s squad in 2025 reflects the less tribal, more cosmopolitan outlook of the modern Premier League.
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
My stomach had always been the bane of my body image struggles, and that loathing didn’t magically disappear as my uterus expanded to accommodate an undeniably miraculous addition.
—Michelle Konstantinovsky, SELF, 22 Apr. 2025
The disturbing event all but paralyzes Kyle on the couch as the viral loathing continues.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
Most Republican senators, many of whom were millionaires themselves, had mild aversions to some of the proposals and a particular loathing for the income tax.
—Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica, 8 Apr. 2025
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
My stomach had always been the bane of my body image struggles, and that loathing didn’t magically disappear as my uterus expanded to accommodate an undeniably miraculous addition.
—Michelle Konstantinovsky, SELF, 22 Apr. 2025
The disturbing event all but paralyzes Kyle on the couch as the viral loathing continues.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
Most Republican senators, many of whom were millionaires themselves, had mild aversions to some of the proposals and a particular loathing for the income tax.
—Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for loathing
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“Loathing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loathing. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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