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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryodi·um \ˈō-dē-əm\ noun ETYMOLOGY Latin, hatred, from odisse to hate; akin to Old English atol terrible, Greek odyssasthai to be angry DATE 16021. the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance2. hatred and condemnation accompanied by loathing or contempt : detestation3. disrepute or infamy attached to something : opprobriumEnglish Etymologyodium c.1600, "fact of being hated," from L. odium "ill-will, hatred, offense," related to odi "I hate" (infinitive odisse), from PIE base *od- "to hate" (cf. Armenian ateam "I hate," O.N. atall, O.E. atol"dire, horrid, loathsome"). Meaning "hatred, detestation" is from 1650s. Often in an extended form, e.g. odium theologicum"hatred which is proverbially characteristic of theological disputes" (1670s).Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7odiumodium / 5EudiEm; NAmE 5ou- / noun[U] (formal) a feeling of hatred that a lot of people have towards sb, because of sth they have done 憎恶；厌恶；公愤Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedodi·um\ˈōdēəm\ noun(-s)Etymology: Latin; akin to Latin odi I hate, Old English atol terrible, horrible, Old Norse atall fierce, loathsome, Greek odyssasthai to be angry, Armenian ateam I hate, and perhaps to Latin odor — more at odor1. a. : the state or fact of being subjected to widespread or deep hatred and severe condemnation and often loathing or contempt usually as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy situation < these three artists had finally started losing their odium — Janet Flanner > b. : hatred and condemnation often marked by loathing or contempt and usually directed toward one guilty of or held responsible for some despicable act or situation : detestation < was compelled to … face the odium — John Buchan > < heaps odium on those responsible for the defeat — Americas > < would risk the odium that would come from overthrowing him — New York Times >2. a. (1) : the qualities of something (as a despicable act or situation) that excite hatred and condemnation and often loathing or contempt : hatefulness < has endeavored to remove that odium — Elmer Davis > (2) : a mark of disgrace or reproach : stigma < the whole odium fell on the girl — Margaret Mead > < shift the burden and the odium of decision — G.B.Sansom > b. : great disrepute or infamy attached to something : opprobrium < prizefighting had not yet escaped the odium which clung to it throughout the bareknuckle days — F.R.Dulles > < no odium attached to those who didn't go to fooball games — John Reed > < eliminate the odium attaching to the word — William James >3. : an object of widespread or deep hatred and condemnation < other odiums were abolished — Mark Harris >Synonyms: see dishonor

Odium Hatred Condemnation The Despicable Act Loathing Noun