odious C2 Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment US /ˈoʊ.di.əs/ UK /ˈəʊ.di.əs/ See IPA manual Freq #28946 Meanings 1 adj unequivocally detestable The law imposed an odious burden on the poor. 2 adj 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · unequivocally detestable execrable 2 adj · arousing or meriting strong... contemptibledespicabledetestablehatedreviledunsavory ↔ Opposites pleasantlovableagreeable Word family Forms odiouslyodiousness Etymology From Middle English odious, from Old French odieus, from Latin odiōsus, from odium (“hate”). Topics Ethics & Social Judgment External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # odious **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈoʊ.di.əs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈəʊ.di.əs/ **Frequency rank:** 28946 ## Meanings 1. unequivocally detestable 2. Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure. ## Examples - The law imposed an odious burden on the poor. - Scrubbing the toilets in the bar at the end of a Saturday night is an odious task. ## Synonyms - execrable - contemptible - despicable - detestable - hated - reviled - unsavory ## Antonyms - pleasant - lovable - agreeable ## Etymology From Middle English odious, from Old French odieus, from Latin odiōsus, from odium (“hate”). ## Topics - Ethics & Social Judgment markdown