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BNC: 19338 COCA: 22215

odious

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odious /ˈoʊdijəs/ adjective
odious
/ˈoʊdijəs/
adjective
Learner's definition of ODIOUS
[more odious; most odious] formal
: causing hatred or strong dislike可憎的;可恨的;令人作呕的
BNC: 19338 COCA: 22215

odious

adjective

odi·​ous ˈō-dē-əs How to pronounce odious (audio)
: arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful
an odious crime
a false and odious comparison
odiously adverb
odiousness noun

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The Origin of Odious

Odious comes from Latin odiosus; that adjective is from the word for "hatred," odium. Odium is related to the English verb annoy, and it is used in English to mean "hatred" or "disgrace."

Example Sentences

Two of them—his mother Livia and his odious sister Janice—were at heart killers like himself. Geoffrey O'Brien, New York Review of Books, 16 Aug. 2007 He learned an important lesson some years ago in Panama. Manuel Antonio Noriega was too odious even for Carter, who shunned the Panamanian strongman in the run-up to the 1989 ballot there. Jim Wooten, New York Times Magazine, 29 Jan 1995 But, alas, I know the real me, the me with the soft, round stomach and the love handles, odious first cousins to the paunch. Jack McCallum, Sports Illustrated, 30 July 1990 It was one of the most odious crimes of recent history. an odious and unforgivable insult
Recent Examples on the Web Despite the school’s odious intentions and an atmosphere that could feel prisonlike, Thorpe’s years at Carlisle were some of his happiest, according to Maraniss. Olive Fellows, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Aug. 2022 Participants started each day in front of a laptop, churning through a battery of odious cognitive tests. Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2022 Clinicians have duties of care to patients, even odious ones. New York Times, 7 June 2022 The response from the right has, thus, been to largely ignore the odious substance of the draft itself. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 9 May 2022 The juxtaposition of the brothers’ murder with the history of the faith proved especially odious for Church leaders, who immediately criticized Krakauer’s work. Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 29 Apr. 2022 Judged by the standards of American liberalism, many of Orbán's policies are odious, and his public rhetoric even worse. Damon Linker, The Week, 5 Apr. 2022 Of all the non-competitive nonsense of the last few years, the blatant tanking was not the most odious. Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2022 Now, some will say that Black Americans have been so traumatized by the odious uses of the word that the very sound of it causes distress. New York Times, 5 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin odiosus, from odium — see odium

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of odious was in the 14th century
BNC: 19338 COCA: 22215

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