"loathsome" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈləʊð.səm/ [UK], /ˈləʊθ.səm/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-loathsome.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more loathsome [comparative], most loathsome [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English lothsum, from Old English *lāþsum, from Proto-West Germanic *laiþasam, equivalent to loath + -some. Cognate with Middle Low German lêtsam (“arduous”), German leidsam (“sad, sorry”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|lothsum}} Middle English lothsum, {{inh|en|ang|*lāþsum}} Old English *lāþsum, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*laiþasam}} Proto-West Germanic *laiþasam, {{suf|en|loath|some|pos=adjective}} loath + -some, {{cog|gml|lêtsam|t=arduous}} Middle Low German lêtsam (“arduous”), {{cog|de|leidsam|t=sad, sorry}} German leidsam (“sad, sorry”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} loathsome (comparative more loathsome, superlative most loathsome)
  1. Highly offensive; abominable, sickening. Synonyms: loathesome, lothsome [obsolete] Translations (highly offensive; abominable, sickening): βδελυρός (bdelurós) (Ancient Greek), βδελυκτός (bdeluktós) (Ancient Greek), سافل (Arabic), противен (protiven) (Bulgarian), отвратителен (otvratitelen) (Bulgarian), 憎惡 (Chinese Mandarin), 憎恶 (zēngwù, zēng'è) (Chinese Mandarin), abomeninda (Esperanto), abomena (Esperanto), inhottava (Finnish), odieux (French), dégoûtant (French), noxento [masculine] (Galician), ekelhaft (German), abscheulich (German), scheußlich (German), widerlich (German), widerwärtig (German), verabscheuenswürdig (German), verhasst (German), verrucht (German), abgrundhässlich (German), απαίσιος (apaísios) [masculine] (Greek), επάρατος (epáratos) [masculine] (Greek), βδελυχρός (bdelukhrós) [Doric] (Greek), laido (Italian), taeter (Latin), о́двратен (ódvraten) (Macedonian), о́мразен (ómrazen) (Macedonian), гна́сен (gnásen) (Macedonian), wetiweti (Maori), r'pugnant (Norman), nojento (Portuguese), repugnante (Portuguese), abominável (Portuguese), asqueroso (Portuguese), desprezível (Portuguese), detestável (Portuguese), detestabil (Romanian), odios (Romanian), dezgustător (Romanian), отврати́тельный (otvratítelʹnyj) (Russian), омерзи́тельный (omerzítelʹnyj) (Russian), отта́лкивающий (ottálkivajuščij) (Russian), га́дкий (gádkij) (Russian), проти́вный (protívnyj) (Russian), aborrecible (Spanish), detestable (Spanish), odioso (Spanish), abominable (Spanish), repugnante (Spanish), nefando (Spanish), execrable (Spanish), asqueroso (Spanish), оги́дний (ohýdnyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), гидки́й (hydkýj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-loathsome-en-adj-6QU~0iZq Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -some, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Derived forms: loathsomely, loathsomeness, unloathsome, loathsome disease, loathsome creature, loathsome thing, loathsome person, loathsome man, loathsome woman, loathsome dungeon, loathsome place, loathsome world, loathsome smell, loathsome act

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          "word": "nojento"
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          "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
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          "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
          "word": "asqueroso"
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
          "word": "desprezível"
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
          "word": "detestável"
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          "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
          "word": "dezgustător"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otvratítelʹnyj",
          "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
          "word": "отврати́тельный"
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          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "omerzítelʹnyj",
          "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
          "word": "омерзи́тельный"
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          "roman": "ottálkivajuščij",
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          "word": "проти́вный"
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          "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
          "word": "aborrecible"
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          "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
          "word": "odioso"
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
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          "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
          "word": "repugnante"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
          "word": "nefando"
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          "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
          "word": "execrable"
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          "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
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          "Highly",
          "highly"
        ],
        [
          "offensive",
          "offensive"
        ],
        [
          "abominable",
          "abominable"
        ],
        [
          "sickening",
          "sickening"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈləʊð.səm/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈləʊθ.səm/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "loathesome"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "lothsome"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "سافل"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "protiven",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "противен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otvratitelen",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "отвратителен"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "憎惡"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zēngwù, zēng'è",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "憎恶"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "abomeninda"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "abomena"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "inhottava"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "odieux"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "dégoûtant"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "noxento"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "ekelhaft"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "abscheulich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "scheußlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "widerlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "widerwärtig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "verabscheuenswürdig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "verhasst"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "verrucht"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "abgrundhässlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "apaísios",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "απαίσιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "epáratos",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "επάρατος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "bdelurós",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "βδελυρός"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "bdeluktós",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "βδελυκτός"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "bdelukhrós",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "tags": [
        "Doric"
      ],
      "word": "βδελυχρός"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "laido"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "taeter"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ódvraten",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "о́двратен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ómrazen",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "о́мразен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "gnásen",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "гна́сен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "wetiweti"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "r'pugnant"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "nojento"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "repugnante"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "abominável"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "asqueroso"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "desprezível"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "detestável"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "detestabil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "odios"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "dezgustător"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otvratítelʹnyj",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "отврати́тельный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "omerzítelʹnyj",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "омерзи́тельный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ottálkivajuščij",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "отта́лкивающий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gádkij",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "га́дкий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "protívnyj",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "проти́вный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "aborrecible"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "detestable"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "odioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "abominable"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "repugnante"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "nefando"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "execrable"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "word": "asqueroso"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ohýdnyj",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "оги́дний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "hydkýj",
      "sense": "highly offensive; abominable, sickening",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гидки́й"
    }
  ],
  "word": "loathsome"
}

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