loathe

Meaning

Verb

To detest, hate, or revile (someone or something).

Origin

Middle English lothe, from Old English lāþian, from Proto-Germanic *laiþāną. Cognate with Old Norse leiða ( > Danish lede, Icelandic leiðast, all reflexive), German Leid.

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