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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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
Ben Jacobs, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
Global fear and loathing of Islamism is preventing a genuine wave of celebration over the demise of a butcher.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
As news and rumors of the brutal attack spread, French Louisiana was beset by fear and loathing.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Nov. 2024
Nobody who has been on the wild journey of fear and loathing that has sent this fine old club careering to unprecedented lows since Farhad Moshiri’s arrival, initially as co-owner, in 2016 could underestimate a single development anymore.
—Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Admittedly, many of his judgments did not hold up: Mencken had many of the racial prejudices of his time, and his loathing for Franklin D. Roosevelt has not exactly been vindicated by history.
—Ben Jacobs, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
Global fear and loathing of Islamism is preventing a genuine wave of celebration over the demise of a butcher.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
As news and rumors of the brutal attack spread, French Louisiana was beset by fear and loathing.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Nov. 2024
Nobody who has been on the wild journey of fear and loathing that has sent this fine old club careering to unprecedented lows since Farhad Moshiri’s arrival, initially as co-owner, in 2016 could underestimate a single development anymore.
—Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loathing
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McAfee hasn’t been the only former Colt to express his disgust.Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Cherry Blossoms: • Wendy’s level of general disgust at Ashley being head over heels for a man that, as commenters pointed out, looks like her sons all grown up, is hilarious.Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
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To understand why Germans at different levels of society backed Hitler, scholars often cite people’s deep commitment to Nazi ideology; the hatred of Jews, homosexuals, Romani, or Communists; or sheer psychopathic sadism.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
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Platforms originally designed to connect people and foster communities are being weaponized to spread hatred and violence.Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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There’s no legal argument to be made against this turn away from fact-checking and towards a more freewheeling, more disinformation-laden, more confusing, more hateful and less illuminating approach.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
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With Zuckerberg’s decision to rescind policies barring hateful speech, he’s made clear that distinction is worth the possibility of political clout come Inauguration Day.Makena Kelly, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
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This could reveal distaste in your social circle, as well as a lack of desire toward your aspirations and larger-than-life goals for the world.Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
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It’s been a matter of public record for a while now that Depp manipulated the truth and weaponized the public’s distaste for complicated, independent women in order to win his 2022 defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, painting her as abusive and unstable.Emma Specter, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024
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Tamil Nadu’s leaders have long been openly contemptuous of Hindu nationalism, and their governing philosophy represents a powerful alternative to Modi’s worldview.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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The Supreme Court could potentially blow up this trend The largest threat to the trend of fewer death sentences and executions is the Supreme Court’s Republican supermajority, which is often contemptuous of precedents handed down by earlier justices who Republican legal elites view as too liberal.Ian Millhiser, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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What price female solidarity and empowerment, after all, if the weapon of actualization is an abusive system, one that invariably draws Santosh into its clubby, scornful, vigilante mindset?Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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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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“Loathing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loathing. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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