I loathe having to wake up early and get out of bed on the weekends since I already have to be awake for work before dawn during the week.
What is the meaning of the word "loathe" in the sentence above?

Question

I loathe having to wake up early and get out of bed on the weekends since I already have to be awake for work before dawn during the week.
What is the meaning of the word "loathe" in the sentence above?

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

If you loathe something, you dislike it. From the sentence, we can infer that the speaker strongly dislikes having to get up early on the weekends since he/she already has to be up early during the week.
Enjoy is incorrect. We can guess from context that this is an incorrect answer choice because "enjoy" is positive. We can guess from context that the correct answer choice must be negative. 
Continue is incorrect. When placed in the target sentence, this word does not make sense.
Persuade is incorrect. When placed in the target sentence, this word does not make sense.

I Loathe Having to Wake Up Early and Get Out of Bed