Loathing is intense hatred and disgust. Self-loathing, a look of loathing, fear and loathing.
It is stronger than dislike and more physical than hatred, because loathing has revulsion in it. Self-loathing is the commonest compound by far. The verb behind loathing is loathe with an e, and it is constantly confused with loath, meaning reluctant.
1nounloathingIntense hatred and disgust.
“She looked at the cockroach with loathing and reached for her shoe.”
loathing is a hatred.
From loathe, Old English lathian, to be hateful, from lath, hostile or repulsive.
From the verb loathe. Compare loathsome.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA