What's the difference between abhorrent and loathe?

Abhorrent


Definition:

  • (a.) Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing; hence, strongly opposed to; as, abhorrent thoughts.
  • (a.) Contrary or repugnant; discordant; inconsistent; -- followed by to.
  • (a.) Detestable.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) It has become clear that our diverse minorities are themselves diverse, often riven with internal conflict, with segments committed to political projects that are abhorrent to others both within and without those groupings.
  • (2) Not only that, it prejudicially and inaccurately links me to a terrorist attack, which the vast majority of Muslims (including myself) believe to be absolutely abhorrent and against the teachings of Islamic principles.
  • (3) "She says it was not her decision, the association between this abhorrent organisation and the NCCL.
  • (4) It is simply absurd to declare that Latvians who wish to honour their compatriots who fought and died in the second world war have any sympathy for the abhorrent ideologies that were responsible for the death of so many of my people and that plunged my nation into decades of occupation by Nazi and Soviet oppressors.
  • (5) The vast majority of Corbyn supporters will obviously feel nothing but abhorrence for all this.
  • (6) The minister for crime prevention told the Guardian: “As the Home Office minister with responsibility for tackling violence against women and girls, I am extremely concerned by the sexist and utterly abhorrent statements Julien Blanc has made about women.
  • (7) And the great thing is when done correctly, it works.” From ‘abhorrence’ to acceptance of gay marriage The European court of human rights’ decision in September 1999 was far from universally welcomed.
  • (8) Stuart Gray, a GP and a son of David Gray, said: "To hear that the report has basically been doctored is disgraceful and abhorrent.
  • (9) The Labour leader said: "The use of chemical weapons on innocent civilians is abhorrent and cannot be ignored.
  • (10) Opposition to the policy decision was mounted by the American Medical Association which considered it "frightening and abhorrent" and the american College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists which beseeched Congress to restore the patient's rights to receive full information and the health professional obligation to provide the information.
  • (11) This condition had been grudgingly accepted by Yemen's official opposition parties, though the protesters on the streets, together with international human rights organisations, found it abhorrent.
  • (12) Just a week ago, parliamentarians were united in agreement that Trump’s views were abhorrent.
  • (13) The most abhorrent and offensive of all was the EU being compared to, of all things, Hitler and nazism.
  • (14) Halfon, who is Jewish, said: "I genuinely find it abhorrent and frightening.
  • (15) Still clearly passionate in opposing discrimination of any sort, and at a time when the Labour party has been under fire over antisemitism , Dubs says: “I think antisemitism, Islamophobia and racism are all absolutely and equally abhorrent,” adding: “If I thought the Labour party had a problem with antisemitism, I would leave tomorrow.” He does, however, feel that party leader Jeremy Corbyn began to address the issue “too slowly, and didn’t make a clear enough statement” about it early on.
  • (16) Torture and ill-treatment are abhorrent violations of human dignity which we unreservedly condemn."
  • (17) But days after he dropped his anti-Muslim bombshell, evidence is starting to build that he might actually be right – the proposal, so abhorrent to so many, has actually gone down well with many conservatives.
  • (18) It quickly became popular for its “snarky” tone and abhorrence of PR and media spin.
  • (19) We are very clear the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime is absolutely abhorrent and the last time the United States took action to deal with the aircraft and airbase from which these chemical weapons were used we fully supported their strike,” Fallon told the BBC.
  • (20) Karen Bradley, the minister for preventing abuse, exploitation and crime, said: “Forced marriage is an abhorrent practice that can destroy lives.

Loathe


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To feel extreme disgust at, or aversion for.
  • (v. t.) To dislike greatly; to abhor; to hate.
  • (v. i.) To feel disgust or nausea.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Those with no idea of what he looks like might struggle to identify this modest figure as one of the world's most exalted film-makers, or the red devil loathed by rightwing pundits from Michael Gove down.
  • (2) He also loathed war, and later opposed the Falklands, Gulf and Kosovo campaigns.
  • (3) Mutual loathing (if this is the opinion of trained soldiers, what must it be like among the population?)
  • (4) The Freedom Caucus, a group of Tea Party conservatives, have come to loathe Boehner for working too closely with House Democrats and the White House to pass bills – including last week’s continuing resolution to fund the government – despite their inclusion of provisions hated by the right, such as funding for Planned Parenthood and Obamacare.
  • (5) The Gogglebox people are all nice(ish) and funny(ish), qualities vital to keep at bay total self-loathing that we are gathered as a family, watching on telly other people watching telly.
  • (6) for which Taylor won her second Oscar, playing the bitter, 52-year-old, vulgar wife of a self-loathing professor (Burton).
  • (7) Bridget's combination of self-loathing, enthusiasm and hope against the odds struck a chord.
  • (8) We loathe each other," is the latest from his nemesis on that.)
  • (9) It is now the official opposition, boosted by the star quality of the Tory leader Ruth Davidson and Scotland has given the once loathed party of Margaret Thatcher its biggest fillip since the 1950s.
  • (10) So, by that token, the public would have loathed PMQs and loved the civilised debate on Stafford hospital that followed.
  • (11) But anyone who has had to apply for sickness benefits may find that the name triggers – according to one MP – a sense of "fear and loathing".
  • (12) Detained by US immigration: 'In that moment I loathed America' | Mem Fox Read more After receiving notice that his Nexus card – part of a program designed to expedite border crossings for low-risk, pre-approved travellers – had been revoked, Ahmad decided to use his lunch break on Friday to pay a visit to the Nexus office in Michigan.
  • (13) The ministering of fear: dystopia and loathing at the Republican convention Read more Fortified versions of Soviet “ Zil lanes ” allowed leaders to shuttle safely between venues, behind high fences separating them from the rest of the street.
  • (14) If they did, they are smart,” he offered although, while the manager was loath to admit it, the suspended Cesc Fàbregas had still been missed.
  • (15) Afterwards, she was "suddenly beautiful", and though the attention this brought was occasionally useful, mostly it was just a pain in the butt: the tiresome suggestions that she had only got on thanks to her appearance; the hurtful ire of that other great feminist, Betty Friedan, whose loathing of Steinem seemed mostly to be motivated by envy.
  • (16) During his time as education secretary, Michael Gove was loathed by the majority of the education professionals.
  • (17) He has been derided in these pages, but that derision is surpassed by the venomous hatred of the Daily Mail , which loathes the Cameron government in any case and particularly despised Mitchell in his previous job.
  • (18) Truly, a titbit with such potential for female anxiety and self-loathing is like an iron filing to the media's magnet.
  • (19) Meanwhile, Tory backbenchers' cup of loathing for the Lib Dems overflows.
  • (20) Margaret Thatcher’s ideological spite towards a working class that she loathed for their solidarity had robbed huge swaths of the country of their sense of identity.