loathing
noun/ˈləʊðɪŋ/
/ˈləʊðɪŋ/
[singular, uncountable] (formal)- loathing (for/of somebody/something) a strong feeling of hating somebody/something
- She looked at her attacker with fear and loathing.
- Many soldiers returned with a deep loathing of war.
- He felt an intense loathing for his boss.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- deep
- intense
- …
- be filled with
- develop
- feel
- …
- loathing for
- loathing of
- fear and loathing
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