English Explanatory Dictionary

odious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈəʊ.di.əs/ /ˈəʊ.d͡ʒəs/ /ˈoʊ.di.əs/ en-us-odious.ogg en-au-odious.ogg

Word forms

odious more odious most odious

Etymology

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

Synonyms

detestable hated reviled unsavory contemptible despicable

Related words

odium

Derived words

odious as a toad odious debt odiously odiousness unodious
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