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loathed

loathed is the simple past and past participle of loathe.

loathed is the simple past and past participle of loath.

loathed is the nonstandard form of loath.

Meaning of loathe

Verb

loathe (third-person singular simple present loathes, present participle loathing, simple past and past participle loathed)

  1. (transitive) To detest, hate, or revile (someone or something).
    • I loathe scrubbing toilets.
    Synonyms:
    abhor, abominate, despise
  2. (obsolete) To induce or inspire disgust (in a person)
    • How heartily he serves me! his face loathes one,
      But look upon his care, who would not love him?1622 (first performance), Thomas Middleton, William Rowley, The Changeling: […], London: […] [Thomas Newcombe] for Humphrey Moseley, […], published 1653, →OCLC, Act V, signature H2, verso

Meaning of loath

Adjective

loath (comparative loather, superlative loathest)

  1. Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling. Always followed by a verbal phrase.
    • I was loath to return to the office without the Henderson file.
  2. (obsolete) Angry, hostile.
  3. (obsolete) Loathsome, unpleasant.

Words formed from loathed

Questions about loathed

What is loathed the simple past and past participle of?
Loathed is the simple past and past participle of loathe.

Words near loathed in the dictionary

  1. loasis
  2. loath
  3. loathable
  4. loathe
  5. loathe-worthy
  6. loathed
  7. loathedness
  8. loathedst
  9. loather
  10. loathers
  11. loathes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: loathed (page history and authors); loathe (page history and authors); loath (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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