Loath : ~하기를 꺼리는
Loathe : 혐오하다
Loathing : 혐오, 증오, 혐오감, 증오감
Loathingly : 혐오스럽게
Loathsome / Loathly : 혐오스러운
1)
Loath is an adjective and loathe is a verb. but the meaning is not quite the same
to loathe is to hate, to detest, to abominate
I loathe poeple who are dishonest and lie
to loathe doing something
I loathe washing the dishes
she loathes his sexist attitude
it's to hate, to detest
someothing is absolutely disgusting
to abominate
the sisters loathes each other
the boy loathed doing homework
he loathes blood spores
I loathe getting out of bed early
to despise
he loathes admitting that he was made a mistake
to dislike a lot
to feel disgust
to feel intolerance towards something
2)
loath, normally to be loath to do something
I am not keen on doing this, I am loath to do it
I am unwinlling to do it
I am reluctant to do it
I am disinclined to do it
I am loath to go into the office today on Saturday morning but it's something I've got to do
if you are loath to do something, you feel loathsome about it
you don't really want to to it, you are not motivated to do it
I was loath to make him pay for it but I needed the money
I am loath to spend all my money on this
I was loath to admit it but there was no other option
I was reluctant, I was unwilling
I was loath to go to the party because I loathe some of the people who are going to be present
I was loath to get out of bed because I was warm and confortable
I was very loath to admit that I had made a mistake, I was unwilling to do it
I was loath to go swimming because the water was really cold
to be averse to
Formality : 5 for to loathe
Formality : 6.5 for be loath to do something
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