odium
pronunciation
How to pronounce odium in British English:
UK [ˈəʊdiəm]
How to pronounce odium in American English:
US [ˈoʊdiəm]
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- Noun:
- state of disgrace resulting from detestable behavior
- hate coupled with disgust
Word Origin
- odium (n.)
- c. 1600, "fact of being hated," from Latin odium "ill-will, hatred, grudge, animosity; offense, offensive conduct," related to odi "I hate" (infinitive odisse), from PIE root *od- "to hate" (cognates: Armenian ateam "I hate," Old Norse atall, Old English atol "dire, horrid, loathsome"). Meaning "hatred, detestation" is from 1650s. Often in an extended form, such as odium theologicum "hatred which is proverbially characteristic of theological disputes" (1670s).
Example
- 1. There is of course the odium theologicum and it can be a cause of enmity .
- 2. Odium thathe also have to work on sunday .
- 3. Princess felt a deeply odium for jaguar knight .
- 4. Reimposing central control at a time when bills are rising to pay for new power stations and other infrastructure risks attracting the odium of a hard-pressed public .
- 5. Peel thick 0.5 centimeters , absolutely resistance ( odium ) strong sex , suitable for long-distance transportation , suitable for matured planting .