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- Dictionaryloath/ləʊθ/
adjective
- 1. reluctant; unwilling: "I was loath to leave"
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unwilling; reluctant: She’d be loath to admit it, but she doesn’t really like opera. (Definition of loath from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of loath. loath. Most governments are loath to increase water prices for fear of political retribution from an active farm lobby.
The meaning of LOATH is unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant. How to use loath in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Loath.
If you are loath to do something, you really don't want to do it. If you are reluctant to go swimming, people will say you are loath to swim — but if they are really mean, they might throw you in the pool anyway. The adjective loath is used to describe being extremely opposed to something.
adjective. formal (also loth) us / loʊθ / uk / ləʊθ / be loath to do something. Add to word list. to be unwilling to do something: I'm loath to spend it all at once. Synonyms. averse. indisposed (NOT WILLING) formal. unwilling. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not wanting to do something.
If you are loath to do something, you do not want to do it. She is loath to give up her hard-earned liberty. The new finance minister seems loth to cut income tax.
If you loathe someone or something, you hate them very much. You might not choose to eat raw carrots if you dislike them, but if you loathe them, you might have a hard time even having them on your plate. This word suggests a strong feeling of disgust. Near synonyms are abhor and detest.
Define loath. loath synonyms, loath pronunciation, loath translation, English dictionary definition of loath. unwilling; reluctant: She was loath to go. Not to be confused with: loathe – abominate; hate: They loathe each other.
