adj ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure.

   "Scrubbing the toilets in the bar at the end of a Saturday night is an odious task."

Adjective

1. 1
   unequivocally detestable wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

abominabledetestablehatefulrepugnantabhorrentabject

Antonyms

All antonyms

likablelovablefinger-lickin' goodfireball

Example

More examples

"Pray do not talk of that odious man."

Etymology

From Middle English odious, from Old French odieus, from Latin odiōsus, from odium (“hate”).

Related phrases

odious as a toadodious debt

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