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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.
3.
the state or quality of being hated.
Synonyms
1. detestation, abhorrence, antipathy. 2. obloquy.
1. detestation, abhorrence, antipathy. 2. obloquy.
Antonyms
1. love.
1. love.
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Odium
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So is implicit. Does it mean:
| extremely bad reputation, public reproach, or strong condemnation as the result of a shameful, criminal, or outrageous act |
| implied, rather than expressly stated |
Example Sentences
- The attempt to fasten upon him the odium of such sentiments does not prosper.
- Nothing sooths the pain and lessen the odium better than humor.
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Word Origin & History
odium
c.1600, "fact of being hated," from L. odium "ill-will, hatred, offense," related to odi "I hate" (infinitive odisse), from PIE base *od- "to hate" (cf. Armenian ateam "I hate," O.N. atall, O.E. atol "dire, horrid, loathsome"). Meaning "hatred, detestation" is from 1650s. Often in an extended form, e.g.
EXPANDodium theologicum "hatred which is proverbially characteristic of theological disputes" (1670s).
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