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Loathed vs Hatred - What's the difference?

loathed | hatred |

As a verb loathed

is (loathe).

As a noun hatred is

strong aversion; intense dislike; hateful regard; an affection of the mind awakened by something regarded as unpleasant, harmful or evil.

loathed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (loathe)

    • loathe

    English

    Verb

  • To hate, detest, revile.
    • I loathe scrubbing toilets.
    I absolutely loathe hydrangeas.
  • * Cowley
    • Loathing the honeyed cakes, I Ionged for bread.
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    * (English Citations of "loathe")

    Usage notes

    Sometimes confused with the similarly-pronounced (loath), a related adjective.

    Synonyms

    * hate * detest * See also

    Derived terms

    * loathing * loathsome

    See also

    * abhor * despise * detest * dislike * hate * abominate

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    hatred

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Strong aversion; intense dislike; hateful regard; an affection of the mind awakened by something regarded as unpleasant, harmful or evil.
  • * 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. ยง 34.
    • the very circumstance which renders it so innocent is what chiefly exposes it to the public hatred
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=8 citation , passage=It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face.}}
  • * (David Crystal)
    • Fears and hatreds pay no attention to facts.

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