Word of the Day:
loathe
What It Means
To detest, hate, or revile (someone or something).
To induce or inspire disgust (in a person)
I absolutely loathe this place.
Did You Know?
From Middle English lothe, from Old English lāþian, from Proto-West Germanic *laiþēn, from Proto-Germanic *laiþāną. Cognate with Old Norse leiðask ( > Danish ledes, Icelandic leiðast, all reflexive), German Leid.
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