noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Hatred; dislike. countable, uncountable

   "His conduct brought him into odium, or, brought odium upon him."

2. 2
   hate coupled with disgust wordnet
3. 3
   The quality that provokes hatred; offensiveness. countable, uncountable

   "She threw the odium of the fact on me."

4. 4
   state of disgrace resulting from detestable behavior wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

abhorrenceabhorrenceabominationabominationanglophobiaanti semitism

Example

More examples

"His conduct brought him into odium, or, brought odium upon him."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin odium.

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