n Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utterdislike or loathe|loathing. (defdate|Mid 17th century.)(reference-book | last =| first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | editor =Brown, Lesley | others = | title = The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary | origdate = | origyear = 1933| origmonth = | url = | format = | accessdate = | accessyear = | accessmonth = | edition = 5th | date = | year =2003| month = | publisher =Oxford University Press | location =Oxford, UK | language = | id = | doi = | isbn =978-0-19-860575-7 | lccn = | ol = | pages =4| chapter = | chapterurl = | quote =)
n {obsolete|historical) An expression of abhorrence, in particular any of the parliamentary addresses dictated towards Charles II. (defdate|Late 17th century.)
n A person or thing that is loathsome; a detested thing. (defdate|Mid 18th century.)