odium

UK: /ˈəʊdɪəm/ US: /ˈoʊdiəm/ ,(ō′dē əm)

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o•di•um /ˈoʊdiəm/   n. [uncountable]

1. intense hatred or dislike.
2. the blame, disapproval, etc., attached to some discreditable action.

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o•di•um  (ō′dē əm), n. 

1. intense hatred or dislike, esp. toward a person or thing regarded as contemptible, despicable, or repugnant.
2. the reproach, discredit, or opprobrium attaching to something hated or repugnant:
   He had to bear the odium of neglecting his family.
3. the state or quality of being hated.

• Latin: hatred, equivalent. to od(isse) to hate + -ium -ium
• 1595–1605

Synonyms

• 1. detestation, abhorrence, antipathy.
• 2. obloquy.

Antonyms

• 1. love.

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odium / ˈəʊdɪəm/ noun

1. the dislike accorded to a hated person or thing
2. hatred; repugnance

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin; related to ōdī I hate, Greek odussasthai to be angry