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odious

/ˈəʊ.di.əs/ UK
/ˈəʊ.d͡ʒəs/ UK, obsolete
/ˈoʊ.di.əs/ US

Rhymes with -əʊdiəs

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From Middle English odious, from Old French odieus, from Latin odiōsus, from odium (“hate”).

adjective more odious · most odious

Arousing 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.
Similar: detestable, hated, reviled, unsavory, contemptible, despicable

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adj arousing strong dislike

Español	odioso
Português	odioso
Français	odieux
Deutsch	abscheulich, scheußlich, abstoßend, widerlich, widerwärtig, gehässig
Italiano	odioso
Русский	ненави́стный nenavístnyj, ни́зкий nízkij, отврати́тельный otvratítelʹnyj, проти́вный protívnyj, одио́зный odióznyj

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@misc{odious_2026,
  title = {odious},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/odious},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}