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loathe

/ləʊð/verb

उच्चारण लोद

घृणा करना, नफ़रत करना

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verb
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    [T] ~ sb/sth | ~ doing sth

    to dislike somebody or something very much

    घृणा करना, नफ़रत करना

    • I loathe waking up early in winter.
    • I loathe the smell of cigarette smoke on the bus.
    • Many students loathe maths until they find a good teacher.
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    • She loathes being late for anything.
    • Do you loathe travelling by train in summer as much as I do?

    Synonyms hate detest abhor despise abominate

    Opposite love adore like relish

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≈Synonyms and antonyms
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loathe or loath?

Loathe (with e, /ləʊð/) is a verb meaning to hate: 'I loathe cruelty.' Loath or loth (without e, /ləʊθ/) is an adjective meaning unwilling: 'She was loath to leave her village.' The two are a regular spelling trap.

Loathe (e के साथ, /ləʊð/) verb है, जिसका अर्थ घृणा करना है: 'I loathe cruelty.' Loath या loth (बिना e, /ləʊθ/) adjective है, जिसका अर्थ अनिच्छुक है: 'She was loath to leave her village.' ये दोनों नियमित spelling trap हैं।

The loathe/loath pair is a spelling trap.

Loathe और loath की जोड़ी spelling trap है।

Keep the hate words in order of strength: dislike, hate, detest, loathe, abhor, abominate.

घृणा के शब्द तीव्रता के क्रम में याद रखिए: dislike, hate, detest, loathe, abhor, abominate।

§Grammar and usage

Loathe takes -ing ('loathe waking up').

Loathe के बाद -ing आता है ('loathe waking up')।

The adjective loathsome means disgusting.

Adjective loathsome का अर्थ घिनौना है।