Abomination vs Loath - What's the difference?
abomination | loath |
An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit.
The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred; abhorrence; detestation; loathing.
(obsolete) A state that excites detestation or abhorrence; pollution.
That which is abominable, shamefully vile; an object that excites disgust and hatred; very often with religious undertones.
* Antony, most large in his abominations . Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, III-vi
unwilling, reluctant; averse, disinclined
* 1911 , (Jack London), The Whale Tooth
*:The frizzle-headed man-eaters were loath to leave their fleshpots so long as the harvest of human carcases was plentiful. Sometimes, when the harvest was too plentiful, they imposed on the missionaries by letting the word slip out that on such a day there would be a killing and a barbecue.
(obsolete) hostile, angry, loathsome, unpleasant
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between abomination and loath
is that abomination is (obsolete) a state that excites detestation or abhorrence; pollution while loath is (obsolete) hostile, angry, loathsome, unpleasant.As a noun abomination
is an abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit .As an adjective loath is
unwilling, reluctant; averse, disinclined.abomination
English
Alternative forms
* abhomination (obsolete) * abominacioun (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* detestation * loathing * abhorrence * disgust * aversion * loathsomeness * odiousnessReferences
loath
English
Alternative forms
* loth (mostly UK)Adjective
(er)- I was loath to return to the office without the Henderson file.