odious
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈəʊ.di.əs/ / /ˈəʊ.d͡ʒəs/ / /ˈoʊ.di.əs/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English odious, from Old French odieus, from Latin odiōsus, from odium (“hate”).
- 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.”
“You told a lie, an odious damned lie: / Upon my soul, a lie, a wicked lie!”