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🎧 Podcast 1 — Introduction

Loathe

Verb · /ləʊð/

Definition
To feel intense dislike, disgust, or hatred for; to feel repugnance towards; to detest strongly.
Origin
From Old English lāthian — to be hateful, to dislike, from lāth (hateful, hostile, loathsome), from Proto-Germanic *laithaz. The root is related to Old Norse leiðr (hateful), and the English adjective loath (reluctant, unwilling) shares the same origin. Loathe the verb describes an active feeling of intense dislike; loath the adjective describes reluctance.
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🎧 Podcast 2 — Daily Use

Loathe in Conversation

Two British speakers · Real everyday dialogue

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🌟 Podcast 3 — Prompt Engineering

Loathe — AI Prompts

5 copyable & speakable prompt cards · Google UK English voices

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