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Loathing vs Loathsome - What's the difference?

loathing | loathsome |

As a noun loathing

is sense of revulsion, distaste, detestation, extreme hatred or dislike.

As a verb loathing

is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective loathsome is

highly offensive; sickening, abominable.

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)

    • loathsome

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • highly offensive; sickening, abominable

    • Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "loathsome" is often applied: disease, creature, thing, person, man, woman, dungeon, place, world, smell, act.

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