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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 2

loathe

verb

Definition

to feel intense dislike or disgust for

In a sentence

He loathed waking up early.

Similar words

  • detest
  • hate

Related vocabulary

Why this word matters: loathe appears in academic reading at the 8th-grade level and is exactly the type of word that shows up on the CPS HSAT Reading section. Practice it in context with our spaced-repetition system at vocabulary.