All 4 Uses of
loathe
in
The Book Thief
- Soon, her sedated condition transformed to harassment and self-loathing.†
p. 136.8 *loathing = disgust or intense dislike
- It stares you in each eye, miraculous and loathsome, and you turn away with it feeding on your chest.†
p. 258.2loathsome = disgusting or very bad
- I know you find me pathetic and loathsome (look that word up if you don't know it), but I must tell you that I am not so stupid as to not see your footprints in the library.†
p. 369.1
- The houses were lovely and loathsome.†
p. 520.3
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.