Definitions for odiousˈoʊ di əs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•di•ous*ˈoʊ di əs(adj.)
deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable.
highly offensive; repugnant; disgusting.
* Syn: See hateful.
Origin of odious:
1350–1400; ME < L odiōsus=odi(um) hatred, odium+-ōsus -ous
o′di•ous•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
abominable, detestable, execrable, odious(adj)
unequivocally detestable
"abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke
Wiktionary
odious(Adjective)
Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure.
Scrubbing the toilet is an odious task.
Origin: Via French odieux, "odious", from Latin odiosus, from odium, "hate", -osus, "-ous", from odisse, "to hate".
Translations for odious
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- haatlik, naar, afskuwelikAfrikaans
- مَمْقوت، مَكْروه، شَنيعArabic
- отвратителенBulgarian
- odiosoPortuguese (BR)
- protivný, nechutnýCzech
- widerlichGerman
- afskyeligDanish
- απεχθής, απαίσιοςGreek
- odioso, detestable, repugnanteSpanish
- talumatuEstonian
- نفرت انگیزFarsi
- vastenmielinenFinnish
- odieux, détestableFrench
- דוֹחֶהHebrew
- अप्रियHindi
- odvratanCroatian
- utálatosHungarian
- menyebalkanIndonesian
- ógeðslegurIcelandic
- odiosoItalian
- いやなJapanese
- 불쾌한Korean
- bjaurus,šlykštus, atstumiantisLithuanian
- pretīgs; riebīgs; nejauksLatvian
- menjelikkanMalay
- afschuwelijkDutch
- avskyelig, motbydeligNorwegian
- odpychającyPolish
- نفرت انگیزPersian
- له نفرته ډك،متنفرPashto
- odiosoPortuguese
- odios, detestabilRomanian
- ненавистный; отвратительныйRussian
- odpornýSlovak
- ostudenSlovenian
- odvratanSerbian
- förhatlig, motbjudandeSwedish
- น่ารังเกียจThai
- iğrençTurkish
- 可恨的，討厭的Chinese (Trad.)
- відразливий; одіознийUkrainian
- نفريں، باعث نفرتUrdu
- đáng ghétVietnamese
- 可恨的，讨厌的Chinese (Simp.)
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