loath

English

/ləʊθ/, /loʊθ/

adj
Definitions
  • Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling.
  • (obsolete) Angry, hostile.
  • (obsolete) Loathsome, unpleasant.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English lōth (difficult, hateful, disinclined, unpleasant, malignant, displeased, evil, displeasing, dissatisfied, troublesome, horrible, unwilling, loathsome) inherited from Old English lāð derived from Old Norse leið inherited from Proto-Germanic *laiþaz (sorrowful, unpleasant, loath, loathsome, averse, hostile, disgusting, reluctant, unwilling, hateful, sorry, sad) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyt- (unpleasant, do something abhorrent hateful, transgress, loathe), *h₂leyt- (unpleasant, do something abhorrent hateful, transgress, loathe).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂leyt-

Gloss

unpleasant, do something abhorrent hateful, transgress, loathe

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Property

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