Synonyms for loathing
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : loh-thing |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈloʊ ðɪŋ |
Définition of loathing
Origin :- "abhorrence," mid-14c., verbal noun from loathe.
- noun abhorrence
- The lad was like a strippling Judas; his attitude filled Mortimer with loathing.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- She threw in Beauchene's face all the contempt and loathing that she had felt for him for years.
- Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
- The shoote is another distemper to which they are liable, and is attended with a violent cholic and the loathing of food.
- Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
- We turn from it in loathing, and as we go we carry with us that from which we fly.
- Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
- Can you not conceive the fear that was in me that you should shrink away from me in loathing?
- Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
- That and the loathing on her face wounded his vanity for this beast was vain.
- Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
- She considered him with eyes that held a loathing and contempt unutterable.
- Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
- For a spell she stood there with horror and loathing of that renegade corsair in her soul.
- Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
- She drew back another step, contempt and loathing in her face.
- Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini
- Before the look of loathing in his handsome face Gonzaga cringed.
- Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini
Antonyms for loathing
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