Filled with disgust or aversion; averse; unwilling; reluctant; as, loath to part
(usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake"; "unwilling to face facts"
If you are loath to do something, you do not want to do it. The new finance minister seems loth to cut income tax. = reluctant. Unwilling or reluctant; disinclined: I am loath to go on such short notice. be loath to do sth to be unwilling to do something = reluctant
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake"; "unwilling to face facts
If you loathe something or someone, you dislike them very much. The two men loathe each other She loathed being the child of impoverished labourers. = detest. to hate someone or something very much = detest
(usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"
[ 'lOth, 'lO[th] ] (adjective.) 12th century. From loth, from Middle English loth (“disinclined"; "loathsome”), from Old English lāþ (“loathsome", "evil”)