loathing
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++loath·ing /ˈləʊðɪŋ $ ˈloʊð-/ noun [singular, uncountable] HATEa very strong feeling of hatred 强烈的厌恶[憎恨]loathing for her loathing for her first husband 她对第一个丈夫的憎恶loathing of a loathing of war 对战争的深恶痛绝 The nightmare left her with a sense of fear and loathing. 这场梦魇留给她的是恐惧和厌恶。
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loathing• Against the shuffling columns, they have only the weapons of abuse and loathing.• He searched her eyes for signs of contempt and loathing, but all he could see was sympathy.• Sandra didn't dare look at him, in case he saw the fear and loathing in her eyes.• I felt nothing but loathing for him after the way he'd treated me.• So much so that I bought his only copy of it, and earned his cordial loathing.• Stein and I have a mutual loathing.• The expression of that loathing had been reserved exclusively for her.• She had already fallen out with Sutton, who regarded computers with unconcealed loathing.• I think of it with loathing and dread; have visions of designing the no-need-to-clear-mask and then return to reality.• When your whole being was overflowing with loathing and hate there was no room for fear.loathing for• The more he called me "Sugar, " the more my loathing for him increased.loath·ing nounChineseSyllable
feeling a Corpus very of hatred strong
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loathing
loath‧ing /ˈləʊðɪŋ $ ˈloʊð-/
noun [singular, uncountable]
a very strong feeling of hatred
loathing for
her loathing for her first husband
loathing of
a loathing of war
The nightmare left her with a sense of fear and loathing.
▪ hatred an angry feeling of deep dislike for someone or something: his hatred of violence | It is easy to understand their hatred for the invaders of their country. | racial hatred (=of people who belong to a different race)
▪hate the angry feeling that someone has when they hate someone and want to harm them: His mind was filled with hate and the desire for revenge. | Her love for him turned to hate, and she tore up all his old letters. | Thatcher became a hate figure for the left (=someone who many people hate). | His enemies started a hate campaign against him in the press.
▪loathing a very strong feeling of hatred for someone or something that you think is extremely unpleasant: I felt nothing but loathing for him after the way he’d treated me.
▪animosity a feeling of hatred and anger that often makes people behave unpleasantly to each other: The animosity between parents who are getting a divorce can often cause great suffering to their children.
▪abhorrence formal a deep feeling of hatred towards something that you think is morally wrong or unpleasant: the abhorrence of terrorism by all decent people
▪contempt a feeling of hate towards someone or something you think does not deserve any respect at all: She looked at him with contempt. | I have nothing but contempt for these people.
loath‧ing /ˈləʊðɪŋ $ ˈloʊð-/
noun [singular, uncountable]a very strong feeling of hatred
loathing for
loathing of
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