odium
[oh-dee-uhm]
noun
intense hatred or dislike, especially toward a person or thing regarded as contemptible, despicable, or repugnant.
the reproach, discredit, or opprobrium attaching to something hated or repugnant: He had to bear the odium of neglecting his family.
the state or quality of being hated.
RELATED WORDS
disgrace, malice, resentment, disrepute, rebuke, stigma, hate, obloquy, blot, disapproval, discredit, antipathy, stain, infamy, slur, brand, condemnation, spot, censure, blame
Origin of odium
Synonyms for odium
Antonyms for odium
1. love.
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Examples from the Web for odium
Historical Examples of odium
The odium which attached to him when alive has not been removed by his death.
PhilebusPlato
And the odium for all this fell especially on President Wilson.
Woodrow Wilson's Administration and AchievementsFrank B. Lord and James William Bryan
I would like to say that I have no fear of the odium of the designation of iconoclast.
The appropriation of the money did not lessen the odium of the tax.
The Life of George Washington, Vol. 1 (of 5)John Marshall
Another cause of odium had been Manourie's tale of his habit of reviling the King.
Sir Walter RaleghWilliam Stebbing
odium
noun
Word Origin for odium
C17: from Latin; related to ōdī I hate, Greek odussasthai to be angry
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