Both Uses of
loathe
in
A Great and Terrible Beauty
- No matter how much I loathe it already.†
Chpt 5 *loathe = hate
- It is agonizing to wait, and torture to have her loathe me so.†
Chpt 6
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.