Loathe
/loʊð/noun
To dislike intensely; detest.
Did you know?Loathe comes from Old English *lathian*, tied to a root meaning “hostile” or “hateful,” so the word originally carried the energy of something actively repelling you.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*laiþaz / *laiþōną
“hateful, hostile; to be hateful or loathsome”
Old English
OE
lāðian
“to hate, detest”
Middle English
ME
lothen / lothen
“to hate, be unwilling”
15th Century
English
loathe
“to feel intense dislike or aversion”
Modern English
English
loathe
“to dislike intensely; detest”