All 7 Uses of
loathe
in
The Bourne Identity
- Instead, I called a woman who's a member of our delegation; she loathes Bertinelli and was in her room.†
Chpt 9 *loathes = detests or intensely dislikes
- The appraisal was not loathsome to him; he was Cain.†
Chpt 18loathsome = disgusting or very bad
- I loathe him.†
Chpt 20loathe = hate
- Why should these withered old men provoke such feelings of fear and guilt ...and loathing?†
Chpt 25loathing = disgust or intense dislike
- He loathes me!†
Chpt 27loathes = detests or intensely dislikes
- Conklin nodded, his eyes clouded, the loathing in them seen in the dim light, through the rain.†
Chpt 32loathing = disgust or intense dislike
- Oh, God, she loathed them all!†
Chpt 35loathed = 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.