Loath — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom

(usually followed by `to') strongly opposed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈoʊθ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈəʊθ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈəʊθ/

1 syllable Say it as /lˈoʊθ/.

Examples

a reluctant smile
loath to admit a mistake
antipathetic to new ideas

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

indisposed antipathetic reluctant antipathetical loth averse

Parts of Speech

adjective	unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom “a reluctant smile”
adjective	(usually followed by `to') strongly opposed “antipathetic to new ideas”

Word Forms

reluctance	noun	a certain degree of unwillingness
antipathy	noun	a feeling of intense dislike

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abgeneigt

mangelnde Bereitschaft, etwas zu tun, was Ihren Gewohnheiten widerspricht

🇫🇷French

répugnance

refus de faire quelque chose de contraire à votre habitude

🇪🇸Spanish

poco dispuesto

falta de voluntad para hacer algo contrario a su costumbre

🇮🇹Italian

restio

riluttanza a fare qualcosa contrario alla tua abitudine

🇳🇱Dutch

afkerig

onwil om iets te doen dat in strijd is met uw gewoonte

🇵🇹Portuguese

repugnante

relutância em fazer algo contrário ao seu costume

🇷🇺Russian

ненависть

нежелание делать что-то вопреки своему обычаю

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनिच्छुक

अपने रीति-रिवाज के विपरीत कुछ करने की अनिच्छा

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘৃণা

আপনার প্রথার বিপরীত কিছু করতে অনিচ্ছুক

🇮🇳Tamil

வெறுப்பு

உங்கள் வழக்கத்திற்கு மாறாக ஏதாவது செய்ய விருப்பமின்மை

🇮🇳Telugu

అసహ్యం

మీ ఆచారానికి విరుద్ధంగా ఏదైనా చేయడానికి ఇష్టపడకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

तिरस्कार

आपल्या प्रथेच्या विरुद्ध काहीतरी करण्याची इच्छा नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

તિરસ્કાર

તમારા રિવાજની વિરુદ્ધ કંઈક કરવાની અનિચ્છા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಹ್ಯ

ನಿಮ್ಮ ಪದ್ಧತಿಗೆ ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಮಾಡಲು ಇಷ್ಟವಿಲ್ಲದಿರುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വെറുപ്പ്

നിങ്ങളുടെ ആചാരത്തിന് വിരുദ്ധമായി എന്തെങ്കിലും ചെയ്യാനുള്ള മനസ്സില്ലായ്മ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਫ਼ਰਤ

ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਰਿਵਾਜ ਦੇ ਉਲਟ ਕੁਝ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਇੱਛਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

نفرت

آپ کے رواج کے خلاف کچھ کرنے کے لئے تیار نہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

厌恶

不愿意做违背你习惯的事情

🇯🇵Japanese

嫌悪感

自分の習慣に反することをしたくない

🇰🇷Korean

싫은

자신의 관습에 어긋나는 일을 하기를 꺼리는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ghê tởm

không sẵn sàng làm điều gì đó trái với phong tục của bạn

🇹🇭Thai

เกลียดชัง

การไม่เต็มใจที่จะทำสิ่งที่ขัดกับประเพณีของคุณ

🇮🇩Indonesian

segan

keengganan untuk melakukan sesuatu yang bertentangan dengan kebiasaan Anda

🇵🇭Filipino

kasuklam-suklam

hindi pagnanais na gumawa ng isang bagay na salungat sa iyong kaugalian

🇲🇾Malay

kebencian

keengganan untuk melakukan sesuatu yang bertentangan dengan adat anda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مشمئز

عدم الرغبة في القيام بشيء يتعارض مع عادتك

🇮🇷Persian

نفرت

عدم تمایل به انجام کاری بر خلاف عادت شما

🇹🇷Turkish

nefret

geleneklerinize aykırı bir şey yapma isteksizliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְתַעֵב

חוסר רצון לעשות משהו בניגוד למנהגך

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