loathsome

adjective
UK: /ˈləʊθsəm/
US: /ˈloʊθsəm/

  1. Causing feelings of strong dislike or disgust; extremely unpleasant.

    1. The smell was loathsome to the children.
    2. His loathsome behavior towards his colleagues eventually led to his dismissal from the company.

  2. Inspiring revulsion; repulsive.

    1. That loathsome man lives next to me.
    2. The politician's loathsome comments were condemned by people across the political spectrum.

Synonyms

revolting offensive disgusting detestable abominable hateful repulsive

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The word "loathsome" in English means: Causing feelings of strong dislike or disgust; extremely unpleasant., Inspiring revulsion; repulsive..

The phonetic transcription of "loathsome" is /ˈləʊθsəm/ in British English and /ˈloʊθsəm/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "loathsome": revolting, offensive, disgusting, detestable, abominable, hateful, repulsive.

Example usage of "loathsome": "The smell was loathsome to the children.". More examples on the page.