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odious

  (ō'dē-əs) pronunciation
adj.

Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure. See synonyms at hateful.

[Middle English, from Old French odieus, from Latin odiōsus, from odium, hatred. See odium.]

odiously o'di·ous·ly adv.
odiousness o'di·ous·ness n.
 
 
Thesaurus: odious

adjective

    So objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation: abhorrent, abominable, antipathetic, contemptible, despicable, despisable, detestable, disgusting, filthy, foul, infamous, loathsome, lousy, low, mean2, nasty, nefarious, obnoxious, repugnant, rotten, shabby, vile, wretched. See good/bad.

 
Antonyms: odious

adj

Definition: hateful, horrible
Antonyms: agreeable, delightful, great, likeable, loveable, pleasant, pleasing


 

Base, vile, scandalous, detestable, disgraceful. 39 N.E. 498, 499.

 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Causing strong dislike.

pronunciation What is odious but . . . people . . . who toast their feet on the register. . . . — Marsilio Ficino (1433-1499), Italian philosopher and theologian.

 
Translations: Translations for: Odious

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forhadt, afskyelig, frastødende

Nederlands (Dutch)
afschuwelijk, hatelijk

Français (French)
adj. - odieux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - widerwärtig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απεχθής, απαίσιος, μισητός

Italiano (Italian)
odioso, disgustoso, ripugnante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - odioso

Русский (Russian)
ненавистный, одиозный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - odioso, repugnante

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - förhatlig, motbjudande, avskyvärd

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
可憎的, 丑恶的, 可厌的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 可憎的, 醜惡的, 可厭的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 증오하는, 유쾌하지 않은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 憎むべき, 不快な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مكروه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נתעב, דוחה, שנוא‬


 
 

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