English Explanatory Dictionary

odium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Hatred; dislike.
  2. The quality that provokes hatred; offensiveness.

Pronunciation

/ˈəʊ.di.əm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-odium.wav /ˈoʊ.di.əm/

Word forms

odium odiums

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der. Proto-Italic *odjom Latin odiumlbor. English odium Learned borrowing from Latin odium, from Proto-Italic *odjom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-.

Related words

odium generis humani odium philologicum odium theologicum
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