All 4 Uses of
loathe
in
Anne Frank, the Diary of a Young Girl - Definitive Edition
- If I take a small helping of a vegetable I loathe and eat potatoes instead, the van Daans, especially Mrs. van Daan, can't get over how spoiled I am.†
p. 47.4 *loathe = hate
- I apply the same tactic when I have to eat something I loathe.†
p. 136.8
- I loathe algebra, geometry and arithmetic.†
p. 271.9
- I've never loathed any book as much as that one.†
p. 324.4loathed = detested or intensely disliked
Definition:
hate, detest, or intensely dislike
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.