loather

loath

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Definitions of loather word

adjective loather unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse: to be loath to admit a mistake. 1
verb with object loather to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor: I loathe people who spread malicious gossip. 1
noun loather One who loathes. 1

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English loth, lath, Old English lāth hostile, hateful; cognate with Dutch leed, German leid sorry, Old Norse leithr hateful

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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