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odious
[ oh-dee-uhs ]
adjective
- deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable.
Synonyms: execrable, despicable, objectionable, abominable
Antonyms: lovable, attractive
- highly offensive; repugnant; disgusting.
odious
/ ˈəʊdɪəs /
adjective
- offensive; repugnant
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Derived Forms
- ˈodiousness, noun
- ˈodiously, adverb
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Other Words From
- odi·ous·ly adverb
- odi·ous·ness noun
- un·odi·ous adjective
- un·odi·ous·ly adverb
- un·odi·ous·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of odious1
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Example Sentences
Is the lead character Hannah, played by Lena Dunham, intended to be likeable or odious?
A conscience exemption could offer cover for the oldest and most odious form of discrimination in America.
A veteran Conservative politician, Tebbit is well-known for his controversial (often odious) pronouncements.
So why is it so odious to some in the art world when an artist tries to make a little coin for himself?
Rock star is an odious distinction for a musician in the first place.
It was during his reign that the fatal massacre of St. Bartholomews took place, which renders his name odious.
He was also the victim of a particularly odious witticism while living here.
"You are singularly concerned in this man's life," said he, an odious undercurrent of meaning in his voice.
And they told the king that Jonathan had done these things, to make him odious: but the king held his peace.
He is not the only man who makes such wretched estimations or such odious comparisons; the world is full of Euthyphrons.
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