odium
1
9.9
- noun
- /ˈoʊdiəm/
- Formal
:
odio
- Her actions during the scandal earned her considerable odium from the public, leading to her sudden downfall.
And we really need to distinguish anger on the one side era in Latin and hatred odium on the other side.
- And we really need to distinguish anger on the one side era in Latin and hatred odium on the other side.
Examples
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In other words, in this realm too, all is done in the name of the king, but he escapes the odium.
Academic text (1993) -
Here are twelve of the commonest forms of this objection, the odium of elitism, with answers to each.
Blog text (6) -
Odium is one thing, murder quite another.
Blog text (29) -
And we really need to distinguish anger on the one side era in Latin and hatred odium on the other side.
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Having turned "Arminian" during the 1640s, John Goodwin kindled the odium of a host of contemporaries.
Academic text (2018) -
In the public realm, all was done in the name of the king, although, as in Nso' (Chilver and Kaberry 1968), he escaped the odium.
Academic text (1993) -
The mere thought of Republicans fills Matthiessen with odium—the wilderness protector Theodore.
Academic text (2009) -
The "odium plebis" against the priest who was designated for this parish was quite notorious, and I am sure that much of the difficulty would have been avoided if the Diocesan Curia had pointed out this factor, which is indeed a canonical motive for removal, to the superiors of his religious community.
Academic text (1998) -
Many people held such intense odium for the corrupt politician that they refused to speak his name.
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The celebrity faced widespread odium after making offensive remarks during an interview.
Synonyms
549
1.0
A very strong dislike that can make you want to harm someone
394
1.9
A very strong dislike that can make a person want to hurt others
131
5.5
A strong feeling that someone or something is worthless and deserves no respect
65
6.5
A feeling of strong dislike and lack of respect
57
6.1
Strong angry feeling toward a person or group
56
5.5
A strong statement saying someone or something is wrong
48
5.2
A strong feeling of hatred and disgust for someone or something
39
5.1
A strong feeling of dislike and no respect
19
9.0
A strong feeling of hate toward someone or something
16
8.0
A strong feeling of hatred toward people or groups
6
8.4
Saying or writing very harsh and unfair things about someone to damage their reputation
3
9.9
Strong public shame and criticism for doing something very wrong
3
8.4
Treating a person as shameful so others avoid or blame them
2
7.8
A very strong feeling of hate and disgust
1
8.6
A very strong feeling of hate and disgust for someone or something
1
9.9
A public attack in words that shames a person and harms their reputation
A strong spoken curse that shows deep hatred or disgust
How Hated
- Formal
1
9.9
48
5.2
394
1.9
131
5.5
28
4.1
45
3.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word odium comes from the Latin odium, which means 'hatred'. You can see the same root in the English word odious, meaning 'very unpleasant', so odium still means strong public dislike or disgust toward someone.