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odium

[ oh-dee-uhm ]

noun

  1. intense hatred or dislike, especially toward a person or thing regarded as contemptible, despicable, or repugnant.

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  2. the reproach, discredit, or opprobrium attaching to something hated or repugnant:

    He had to bear the odium of neglecting his family.

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  3. the state or quality of being hated.


odium

/ ˈəʊ»åɪə³¾ /

noun

  1. the dislike accorded to a hated person or thing
  2. hatred; repugnance
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of odium1

1595–1605; < Latin: hatred, equivalent to od ( isse ) to hate + -ium -ium
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of odium1

C17: from Latin; related to Å»åÄ« I hate, Greek odussasthai to be angry
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Neither of the smart and entertaining new memoirs by Henry Winkler and John Stamos inspires such odium — even if both TV stars have written books that traffic heavily in their authors’ lesser angels.

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This season will only add to the odium.

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The Chinese government’s hardball tactics may have been successful in springing Ms. Meng, but they appear to have created lasting odium in Canada, showing the political costs of seizing foreign nationals.

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“The doctors who mistreated him ought to bear the odium of his death, and not his assailant,†Guiteau declared, according to the National Republican newspaper of Washington.

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The bank bailout and President Barack Obama’s stimulus, both intended to address the financial panic spurred by the collapse in the housing market, became instant odiums.

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