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    odious
    /ˈəʊdɪəs/

    adjective

    • 1. extremely unpleasant; repulsive: "a pretty odious character"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishODIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Odious means extremely unpleasant and causing or deserving hate. Learn more about its usage, synonyms, and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › odiousOdious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Odious means arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and word history of odious from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › odiousOdious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Odious is from the Latin noun odium, which means hatred. It is a strong word, so don't call someone odious unless you want to accuse someone of being loathsome or vile. Actions can also be called odious. A typical use is Shakespeare's in Othello: "You told a lie, an odious damned lie."

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryODIOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    ODIOUS meaning: 1. extremely unpleasant and causing or deserving hate: 2. extremely unpleasant and causing or…. Learn more.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › odiousODIOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Odious definition: deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable.. See examples of ODIOUS used in a sentence.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › odiousOdious - definition of odious by The Free Dictionary

    1. Arousing or deserving hatred or strong dislike. See Synonyms at hateful. 2. Extremely unpleasant; repulsive: an odious smell. See Synonyms at offensive. [Middle English, from Old French odieus, from Latin odiōsus, from odium, hatred; see odium .] o′di·ous·ly adv. o′di·ous·ness n.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › american_english › odiousodious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Odious means extremely unpleasant or horrible. Learn how to use this formal adjective with examples, pronunciation and synonyms from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.