Loth — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom

(usually followed by `to') strongly opposed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɑːθ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɒθ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɒθ/

1 syllable Say it as /lˈɑːθ/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

indisposed antipathetic loath reluctant antipathetical 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

🇫🇷French

peu

refus de faire quelque chose de contraire à votre habitude

🇪🇸Spanish

poco dispuesto

falta de voluntad para hacer algo contrario a su costumbre

🇳🇱Dutch

afschuwelijk

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

🇵🇹Portuguese

relutante

relutância em fazer algo contrário ao seu costume

🇷🇺Russian

нетерпеливость

нежелание делать что-то вопреки своему обычаю

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विमुख

अपने रीति-रिवाज के विपरीत कुछ करने की अनिच्छा

🇧🇩Bengali

লথ

আপনার প্রথার বিপরীত কিছু করতে অনিচ্ছুক

🇮🇳Tamil

நிறைய

உங்கள் வழக்கத்திற்கு மாறாக ஏதாவது செய்ய விருப்பமின்மை

🇮🇳Telugu

చాలా

మీ ఆచారానికి విరుద్ధంగా ఏదైనా చేయడానికి ఇష్టపడకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

लॅथ

आपल्या प्रथेच्या विरुद्ध काहीतरी करण्याची इच्छा नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

લથ

તમારા રિવાજની વિરુદ્ધ કંઈક કરવાની અનિચ્છા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಹಳಷ್ಟು

ನಿಮ್ಮ ಪದ್ಧತಿಗೆ ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಮಾಡಲು ಇಷ್ಟವಿಲ್ಲದಿರುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലോത്ത്

നിങ്ങളുടെ ആചാരത്തിന് വിരുദ്ധമായി എന്തെങ്കിലും ചെയ്യാനുള്ള മനസ്സില്ലായ്മ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੋਥ

ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਰਿਵਾਜ ਦੇ ਉਲਟ ਕੁਝ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਇੱਛਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

لوتھ

آپ کے رواج کے خلاف کچھ کرنے کے لئے تیار نہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

洛思

不愿意做违背你习惯的事情

🇯🇵Japanese

ロット

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

lười biếng

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

🇹🇭Thai

โลท

การไม่เต็มใจที่จะทำสิ่งที่ขัดกับประเพณีของคุณ

🇮🇩Indonesian

enggan

keengganan untuk melakukan sesuatu yang bertentangan dengan kebiasaan Anda

🇲🇾Malay

banyak

keengganan untuk melakukan sesuatu yang bertentangan dengan adat anda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لوث

عدم الرغبة في القيام بشيء يتعارض مع عادتك

🇮🇷Persian

لات

عدم تمایل به انجام کاری بر خلاف عادت شما

🇹🇷Turkish

çok

geleneklerinize aykırı bir şey yapma isteksizliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

הרבה

חוסר רצון לעשות משהו בניגוד למנהגך

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The primary meaning of 'loth' is 'unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom'.

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