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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dislike strongly |
| Synonyms: | abhor, abominate, be allergic to, be down on, decline, despise, detest, execrate, feel repugnance, find disgusting, hate, have aversion to, have no use for, refuse, reject, repudiate, revolt, spurn |
| Notes: | loath is an adjective meaning 'unwilling, reluctant, disinclined'; whereas loathe is a verb meaning 'to dislike intensely, to feel revulsion toward, to despise' |
| Antonyms: | like, love |
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