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odious
[
oh
-dee-
uh
s
]
Origin
o·di·ous
/
ˈoʊ
di
əs
/
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[
oh
-dee-
uh
s
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable.
2.
highly offensive; repugnant; disgusting.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
<
Latin
odiōsus,
equivalent to
od
(
ium
) hatred,
odium
+
-ōsus
-ous
Related forms
o·di·ous·ly,
adverb
o·di·ous·ness,
noun
un·o·di·ous,
adjective
un·o·di·ous·ly,
adverb
un·o·di·ous·ness,
noun
Can be confused:
1.
malodorous
,
odious,
odoriferous
,
odorous
,
smelly
,
stinky
;
2.
odious,
odorous
.
Synonyms
1.
abominable, objectionable, despicable, execrable.
See
hateful.
2.
loathsome, repellent, repulsive.
Antonyms
1.
attractive, lovable.
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World English Dictionary
odious
(ˈəʊdɪəs)
—
adj
offensive; repugnant
[C17: from Latin; see
odium
]
'odiously
—
adv
'odiousness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
odious
c.1380, from Anglo-Fr. odious, from O.Fr. odieus (1376, Mod.Fr. odieux), from L. odiosus "hateful," from odium "hatred" (see
odium
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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