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Definition of loathing noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

loathing

noun

NAmE//ˈloʊðɪŋ//

[singular, uncountable] loathing (for/of somebody/something) (formal)

a strong feeling of hatred She looked at her attacker with fear and loathing. Many soldiers returned with a deep loathing of war.

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