Loathing

Intense, visceral hatred and revulsion.

Family Disgust
Valence strongly negative
Arousal high activation
Intensity Intense
Opposite Admiration

Intense, visceral hatred and revulsion. The body holds this signal first, often before the mind has named what is happening.

Where loathing lives in the body

Face
Strong heat or tension
Strong
Stomach
Strong tightening or hollow
Strong
Head
Pressure, fullness, mental load
Moderate
Chest
A faint pull
Quiet

Related emotions

A note on this entry: The data on this page (definition, body sensations, valence, arousal, related emotions) reflects a structured reference for loathing. A full long-form entry is being added gradually. If you have research, a translation, or a body-mapping correction to suggest, please get in touch.