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Definition of 'odious'English
Adjective
( en-adj)
Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure.
- Scrubbing the toilet is an odious task.
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* {{quote-book
|year=1818
|author=Mary Shelley
|title=Frankenstein
|chapter=6
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|passage=He looks upon study as an odious fetter; his time is spent in the open air, climbing the hills or rowing on the lake.}}
Usage notes
* Nouns to which "odious" is often applied: debt, man, character, crime, task, comparison, woman, person, vice, word, act.
Synonyms
* detestable, hated, reviled, unsavory, contemptible, despicable
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