: extreme disgust : detestation
She regarded his hypocrisy with loathing.
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Examples of loathing in a Sentence
She expressed her intense loathing of his hypocrisy.
She regarded his hypocrisy with loathing.
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Global fear and loathing of Islamism is preventing a genuine wave of celebration over the demise of a butcher.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
As news and rumors of the brutal attack spread, French Louisiana was beset by fear and loathing.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Nov. 2024
Nobody who has been on the wild journey of fear and loathing that has sent this fine old club careering to unprecedented lows since Farhad Moshiri’s arrival, initially as co-owner, in 2016 could underestimate a single development anymore.
—Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
America cannot regress back to a divisive paradigm of loathing toward one another and disdain for our Constitution.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
As news and rumors of the brutal attack spread, French Louisiana was beset by fear and loathing.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Nov. 2024
Nobody who has been on the wild journey of fear and loathing that has sent this fine old club careering to unprecedented lows since Farhad Moshiri’s arrival, initially as co-owner, in 2016 could underestimate a single development anymore.
—Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
America cannot regress back to a divisive paradigm of loathing toward one another and disdain for our Constitution.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Loathing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loathing. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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