: 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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Fear and loathing grip L.A. hotels as Trump deportation threats loom.
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Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
The progressive fear and loathing of Elon Musk now may be greater than that directed at Donald Trump.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 14 Mar. 2025
Meantime, a Congress paralyzed by mutual loathing, divided between feckless Republicans and clueless Democrats, looks on.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
The species’s presence in the U.K. dates back at least two hundred and fifty thousand years, and has inspired whimsical reverence—badgers appear across children’s literature and cartoons, on holiday ornaments, and as beloved mascots—and extreme loathing.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
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Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
The progressive fear and loathing of Elon Musk now may be greater than that directed at Donald Trump.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 14 Mar. 2025
Meantime, a Congress paralyzed by mutual loathing, divided between feckless Republicans and clueless Democrats, looks on.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
The species’s presence in the U.K. dates back at least two hundred and fifty thousand years, and has inspired whimsical reverence—badgers appear across children’s literature and cartoons, on holiday ornaments, and as beloved mascots—and extreme loathing.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Loathing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loathing. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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