odium
Americannoun
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intense hatred or dislike, especially toward a person or thing regarded as contemptible, despicable, or repugnant.
- Synonyms:
- antipathy, abhorrence, detestation
- Antonyms:
- love
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the reproach, discredit, or opprobrium attaching to something hated or repugnant.
He had to bear the odium of neglecting his family.
- Synonyms:
- obloquy
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the state or quality of being hated.
noun
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the dislike accorded to a hated person or thing
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hatred; repugnance
Etymology
Origin of odium
1595–1605; < Latin: hatred, equivalent to od ( isse ) to hate + -ium -ium
Example Sentences
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Neither of the smart and entertaining new memoirs by Henry Winkler and John Stamos inspires such odium — even if both TV stars have written books that traffic heavily in their authors’ lesser angels.
From New York Times
This season will only add to the odium.
From Los Angeles Times
“The doctors who mistreated him ought to bear the odium of his death, and not his assailant,” Guiteau declared, according to the National Republican newspaper of Washington.
From Washington Post
A cynical response might note the odium now attaching to the top 1% of wealthiest people.
From The Guardian
It is not the first time a celebrity faced social-media odium for their decision to interact with a Republican politician.
From Fox News
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