The meaning of Loathsome

adjective

Inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant.

Usage examples:

Racism was abhorrent to us all

adjective

Causing moral revulsion.

Usage examples:

The uprising was suppressed with abominable cruelty

adjective

Unequivocally detestable

adjective

Very bad or unpleasant

Usage examples:

The abominable working conditions made many workers sick.

adjective

Deserving contempt; despicable.

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A display of contemptible cowardice

adjective

Deserving blame

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His behavior was contemptible.

adjective

Very bad or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

Leave this damnable place behind

adjective

Very annoying

Usage examples:

This damnable car! it just won't start on cold mornings!

adjective

Deserving hatred and contempt.

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A despicable crime

adjective

Morally reprehensible

adjective

Deserving to be hated or strongly criticized

Usage examples:

It was a despicable effort to blackmail voters.

adjective

Deserving intense dislike.

Usage examples:

I found the film's violence detestable

adjective

Offensive to the mind

adjective

Used to refer to people or things that you hate very much

Usage examples:

A detestable coward

adjective

Arousing revulsion or strong indignation.

Usage examples:

He had the most disgusting rotten teeth

verb

Cause (someone) to feel revulsion or strong disapproval.

Usage examples:

They were disgusted by the violence

Highly offensive

adjective

Extremely bad or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

Execrable cheap wine

adjective

Very bad

Usage examples:

An execrable performance, some critics praised the acting, but all condemned the execrable plot.

adjective

Causing great horror or fear.

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One of the most ghastly crimes ever committed

adjective

Frightening and shocking

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It was a ghastly crime.

adjective

Arousing, deserving of, or filled with hatred.

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That hateful arrogant woman

adjective

Filled with or causing strong dislike

Usage examples:

She said some hateful things about me.

adjective

Extremely ugly.

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Hideous lizard-like creatures

adjective

Offensive, extremely ugly, or shocking

Usage examples:

The bathroom was pink and green and silver – it was absolutely hideous.

adjective

Causing or liable to cause a feeling of nausea or disgust; disgusting.

Usage examples:

The stench was nauseating

verb

Affect with nausea.

Usage examples:

The thought of food nauseated her

adjective

Making you feel as if you are going to vomit

Usage examples:

The tv news can be pretty nauseating at times.

adjective

Extremely unpleasant; repulsive.

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A pretty odious character

adjective

Extremely unpleasant; causing and deserving hate

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An odious person/task

adjective

Able to repel a particular thing; impervious to a particular substance.

Usage examples:

Water-repellent nylon

noun

A substance that deters insects or other pests from approaching or settling.

Usage examples:

A flea repellent

noun

A substance used to repel something

Usage examples:

Insect/mosquito repellent, repellent behaviour/beliefs, i find any cruelty to children utterly repe…

adjective

Deserving censure or condemnation.

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His complacency and reprehensible laxity

adjective

Extremely distasteful; unacceptable.

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Cannibalism seems repugnant to us

adjective

Causing a feeling of strong dislike or disgust

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The trade in wild animals was repugnant to most people.

adjective

Arousing intense distaste or disgust.

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A repulsive smell

adjective

Causing intense disgust; disgusting.

Usage examples:

There was a revolting smell that lingered in the air

verb

Take violent action against an established government or ruler; rebel.

Usage examples:

The iceni revolted and had to be suppressed

adjective

Disgusting

Usage examples:

I’ve never eaten such revolting food!

adjective

Causing or liable to cause a feeling of nausea or disgust.

Usage examples:

A sickening stench of blood

verb

Make (someone) feel disgusted or appalled.

Usage examples:

She was sickened by the bomb attack

adjective

Extremely unpleasant; causing you to experience unpleasant feelings

Usage examples:

She slipped and fell with a sickening thud.