odious

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈəʊdiəs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈoʊdiəs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ō′dē əs)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
o•di•ous /ˈoʊdiəs/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. deserving or causing hatred;
    hateful:the odious Nazi concentration camps.
  2. highly offensive;
    disgusting:odious remarks.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
o•di•ous  (ō′dē əs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. deserving or causing hatred;
    hateful;
    detestable.
  2. highly offensive;
    repugnant;
    disgusting.
  • Latin odiōsus, equivalent. to od(ium) hatred, odium + -ōsus -ous
  • Middle English 1350–1400
o′di•ous•ly, adv. 
o′di•ous•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged abominable, objectionable, despicable, execrable. See hateful. 
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged loathsome, repellent, repulsive.
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged attractive, lovable.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
odious / ˈəʊdɪəs/
  1. offensive; repugnant
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin; see odiumˈodiousness
'odious' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
crying - detestable - hateful - heinous - hideous - horrid - infamous - objectionable - obnoxious

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