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Disliking vs Loathing - What's the difference?

disliking | loathing | Related terms |

As verbs the difference between disliking and loathing

is that disliking is present participle of lang=en while loathing is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between disliking and loathing

is that disliking is dislike while loathing is sense of revulsion, distaste, detestation, extreme hatred or dislike.

disliking

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • dislike
  • * (John Stuart Mill)
    • The likings and dislikings of society, or of some powerful portion of it, are thus the main thing which has practically determined the rules laid down for general observance, under the penalties of law or opinion.

    loathing

    English

    Noun

  • Sense of revulsion, distaste, detestation, extreme hatred or dislike.
    • The man's loathing of his former friend was palpable; you could feel how much he now hated him.

    Verb

    (head)