Hated (8)
'hated' is the definition.
(loathing is a kind of hating)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for loathed that I've seen before include "Regarded with disgust and hatred" , "'Abhorred, detested (7)'" , "Hated" , "Cordially detested" , "Detested and abominated" .)
'hated' is the definition.
(I know that hated can be written as detested)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for detested that I've seen before include "not at all popular" , "Greatly hated" , "Abhorred" , "Loathed over test deed" , "Unpopular" .)
'hated' is the definition.
(to despise is to hate)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for despised that I've seen before include "Detested" , "Felt contempt for" , "held in contempt" , "Scorned" , "Looked down on" .)