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loathe 【loathe】v.厌恶；嫌恶The little girl loathed to leave her mother for studying abroad.那小女孩不喜欢离开母亲到国外去念书。

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[loʊð] 
loathefind repugnant
If you loathe someone or something, you hate them very much. You might not choose to eat raw carrots if you dislike them, but if you loathe them, you might have a hard time even having them on your plate.
This word suggests a strong feeling of disgust. Near synonyms are abhor and detest. The verb loathe descends from Middle English lothen, from Old English lāthian. The related adjective loathsome means "hateful or disgusting," and the adjective loath means "not willing to do something," as in "I'm loath to cheat on a test, but I don't see what choice I have."
All forms of 'loathe' will appear on average once every 823 pages.loatheloatherloathing
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			Confusion between loath ("unwilling or reluctant") and loathe ("to hate") is a growing trend.

What  do the following sentences have in common?

But Saudi Arabia  isn't the only Muslim country that seems to loath Iran.

Broadcasters are loathe to relinquish control of lucrative cable  package services to third party providers.
  
    I'm  loathe to put up another Netbook, so let's try this.

Deep Down inside Bud Grant loaths the state of affairs in Minny.

All  of them use either loath or loathe incorrectly and all are from  trusted publications. The error is a growing trend. Garner's Modern American Usage puts this error at stage 3:  "commonplace even among many well-educated people but is still avoided in  careful usage."

Loath means to be  unwilling or reluctant about something:

For-profit education institutions have been loath to put out  that kind of information.

Coalition upper house leader David Davis was loath to speculate  on the final outcome in the 40-seat Legislative Council.
  
  Loathe, on the other  hand, means to strongly dislike someone or something or find it disgusting:

Love it or loathe it, there's no denying that the holiday season  is upon us.
    
      And if voters in general dislike Obamacare, Republican voters  positively loathe it.

When  it comes to loath and loathe, choose your words with care and  avoid a common error.

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Back	【loathe】 v.厌恶；嫌恶 The little girl loathed to leave her mother for studying abroad. 那小女孩不喜欢离开母亲到国外去念书。
Vocab	loathefind repugnant If you loathe someone or something, you hate them very much. You might not choose to eat raw carrots if you dislike them, but if you loathe them, you might have a hard time even having them on your plate. This word suggests a strong feeling of disgust. Near synonyms are abhor and detest. The verb loathe descends from Middle English lothen, from Old English lāthian. The related adjective loathsome means "hateful or disgusting," and the adjective loath means "not willing to do something," as in "I'm loath to cheat on a test, but I don't see what choice I have." All forms of 'loathe' will appear on average once every 823 pages. loathe loather loathing CHOOSE RIGHT WORDS: LOATH-LOATHE Confusion between loath ("unwilling or reluctant") and loathe ("to hate") is a growing trend. What do the following sentences have in common? But Saudi Arabia isn't the only Muslim country that seems to loath Iran. Broadcasters are loathe to relinquish control of lucrative cable package services to third party providers. I'm loathe to put up another Netbook, so let's try this. Deep Down inside Bud Grant loaths the state of affairs in Minny. All of them use either loath or loathe incorrectly and all are from trusted publications. The error is a growing trend. Garner's Modern American Usage puts this error at stage 3: "commonplace even among many well-educated people but is still avoided in careful usage." Loath means to be unwilling or reluctant about something: For-profit education institutions have been loath to put out that kind of information. Coalition upper house leader David Davis was loath to speculate on the final outcome in the 40-seat Legislative Council. Loathe, on the other hand, means to strongly dislike someone or something or find it disgusting: Love it or loathe it, there's no denying that the holiday season is upon us. And if voters in general dislike Obamacare, Republican voters positively loathe it. When it comes to loath and loathe, choose your words with care and avoid a common error.

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