An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
LOATHE
abhor, loathe, abominate, execrate
(verb) find repugnant; “I loathe that man”; “She abhors cats”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
loathe (third-person singular simple present loathes, present participle loathing, simple past and past participle loathed)
(transitive) To detest, hate, revile.
Synonyms: abhor, abominate, despise
Usage notes
Not to be confused with the related adjective loath.
Synonyms
• See also hate
Anagrams
• Athole, Theola
Source: Wiktionary
Loathe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Loathed; p. pr. & vb. n. Loathing.] Etym: [AS. la to hate. See Loath.]
1. To feel extreme disgust at, or aversion for. Loathing the honeyed cakes, I Ionged for bread. Cowley.
2. To dislike greatly; to abhor; to hate. The secret which I loathe. Waller. She loathes the vital sir. Dryden.
Syn.
– To hate; abhor; detest; abominate. See Hate.
Loathe, v. i.
Definition: To feel disgust or nausea. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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