odium

[ oh-dee-uhm ]
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noun
  1. intense hatred or dislike, especially toward a person or thing regarded as contemptible, despicable, or repugnant.

  2. the reproach, discredit, or opprobrium attaching to something hated or repugnant: He had to bear the odium of neglecting his family.

  1. the state or quality of being hated.

Origin of odium

1
1595–1605; <Latin: hatred, equivalent to od(isse) to hate + -ium-ium

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odium

/ (ˈəʊdɪəm) /


noun
  1. the dislike accorded to a hated person or thing

  2. hatred; repugnance

Origin of odium

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C17: from Latin; related to ōdī I hate, Greek odussasthai to be angry

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