odious

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

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.

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Synonyms

1 adj · unequivocally detestable execrable

2 adj · arousing or meriting strong... contemptible despicable detestable hated reviled unsavory

Opposites

pleasant lovable agreeable

Word family

Forms odiouslyodiousness

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Etymology

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

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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