odious
Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasureArousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure.
» Pray do not talk of that odious man.
Meaning
1 sensesArousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure.
Scrubbing the toilets in the bar at the end of a Saturday night is an odious task.
abscheulich, scheußlich, abstoßend
ненави́стныйnenavístnyj, ни́зкийnízkij, отврати́тельныйotvratítelʹnyj
одіо́знийodióznyj, нена́виснийnenávysnyj
- unequivocally detestable
Examples
7 sentencesPray do not talk of that odious man.
He couldn't have thought of a more odious way to humiliate her.
That man is an odious person!
Tom is odious.
Tom was odious.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English odious, from Old French odieus, from Latin odiōsus, from odium (“hate”From Middle English odious, from Old French odieus, from Latin odiōsus, from odium (“hate”).
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Forms
more odious, most odious| Comparative | more odious Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most odious Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
8 synonyms- unequivocally detestable:abominabledetestableexecrable
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form