loath

or loth

[ lohth, lohth ]
/ loʊθ, loʊð /

adjective

unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse: to be loath to admit a mistake.

Origin of loath

before 900; Middle English loth, lath, Old English lāth hostile, hateful; cognate with Dutch leed, German leid sorry, Old Norse leithr hateful

OTHER WORDS FROM loath

loath·ness, noun o·ver·loath, adjective un·loath, adjective un·loath·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH loath

loath loathe loathsome

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British Dictionary definitions for loath

loath

loth

/ (ləʊθ) /

adjective

(usually foll by to) reluctant or unwilling
nothing loath willing

Derived forms of loath

loathness or lothness, noun

Word Origin for loath

Old English lāth (in the sense: hostile); related to Old Norse leithr