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loathing

loathing

48 5.2
A strong feeling of hatred and disgust for someone or something
  • noun
  • /ˈloʊðɪŋ/
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  • She felt a deep sense of loathing for the injustice she witnessed in her community.
  • self-loathing
  • express loathing
  • fear and loathing

No, I think it's normal to go through periods of self loathing and self loving.

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Examples

  • And the child then experiences self blame and self loathing for having needs.

  • Even if inside I'm feeling, you know, low or self loathing or sad or not enough.

  • But there was a lot of self loathing driving performance.

  • And even that self loathing part has a function.

  • No self loathing, no self hate, no self doubt.

  • And the first one is you need to stop the self hate and self loathing and negative self talk.

  • Ah yes, I do feel like like that self loathing is is something we British do quite well.

  • And I feel like our self loathing in in our lack of self love is one of those things.

  • No, I think it's normal to go through periods of self loathing and self loving.

  • But before that, if you're caught in a cycle of self loathing, how do you break it?

Synonyms

hate
vsloathing
549 1.0

A very strong dislike that can make you want to harm someone

pairs that active hostility with a feeling of physical rejection
hatred
vsloathing
394 1.9

A very strong dislike that can make a person want to hurt others

pairs that strong hostility with an element of physical rejection
disgust
vsloathing
87 2.0

A strong feeling of dislike and being sick because something is offensive

adds an explicit hostile reaction to that revulsion
revulsion
vsloathing
18 6.3

A strong feeling of disgust at something very unpleasant

adds a strong hostile feeling to that sudden rejection
repulsion
vsloathing
3 6.2

A strong feeling of dislike and disgust

brings a clear hostile element into that physical rejection
repugnance
vsloathing
3 8.4

A strong feeling of dislike or disgust

emphasizes that rejection with an added hostile quality
abhorrence
vsloathing
2 7.8

A very strong feeling of hate and disgust

is the exact combined dislike plus physical rejection feeling
detestation
vsloathing
1 8.6

A very strong feeling of hate and disgust for someone or something

is the general term for dislike mixed with physical rejection
repugnancy
vsloathing
9.1

A strong feeling of disgust or deep dislike

combines that incompatibility with active hostile feeling
despising
vsloathing
7.4

A strong feeling of dislike and scorn for someone or something

combines that contempt with a stronger physical rejection and hostility
despisal
vsloathing
  • Archaic
8.9

Strong feeling of dislike and scorn for someone or something

adds a physical rejection and stronger hostile tone to contempt

Antonyms

317 1.4

A gentle warm feeling for a person, animal, or thing

38 2.8

A strong warm liking for a person or thing

How Disgusted

abhorrence
2 7.8
loathing
48 5.2
aversion
31 6.5
dislike
  • Texting
49 1.0

Surface Forms

loathing singular
loathings plural

Morphology

loathing = loathe (transparent) = loathe + ing

A straightforward nominalization (gerund/abstract noun) from the verb 'loathe', so the noun meaning is directly derived from the verb.

Etymology

Loathing comes from the old word loath, and you can see the same root in the verb loathe, which meant 'to hate' or 'feel disgust'. Think of being so unwilling and disgusted that you almost feel sick — that's why loathing means a strong mix of hate and disgust.