All 7 Uses of
loathe
in
Rebecca
- Men loathe that sort of thing.†
Chpt 3
- How I loathe servants' rows too.†
Chpt 12
- They stayed for tea of course, and instead of a lazy nibbling of cucumber sandwiches under the chestnut tree, we had the paraphernalia of a stiff tea in the drawing-room, which I always loathed.†
Chpt 16
- I shall never forget the expression on her face, loathsome, triumphant.†
Chpt 16
- You can't understand my shame, and loathing and disgust?†
Chpt 20
- We had a sickening, loathsome scene.†
Chpt 20
- the nurse we've got in is a perfect idiot, he loathes her.
Chpt 25 *loathes = detests or intensely dislikes
Definition:
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(loathe) hate, detest, or intensely dislikeWord Mastery: Word Confusion: Do not confuse loathe with loath which sounds very similar or the same. Loathe is a verb while loath is an adjective describing "reluctance or unwillingness to do something." Note that loathing and loathsome are forms of the verb loathe even though both word forms lack the "e". Occasionally, you will see loath spelled as loathe even in a published book, but it is rare enough that it is generally considered an error rather than a non-standard spelling.