Odium

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The state or quality of being odious.
  • n. Strong dislike, contempt, or aversion.
  • n. A state of disgrace resulting from hateful or detestable conduct.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Hatred; dislike; as, his conduct brought him into odium, or, brought odium upon him.
  • n. The quality that provokes hatred; offensiveness.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Intense hatred or dislike; loathing; abhorrence.
  • n. The quality that provokes hatred; offensiveness.
  • n. The state of being intensely hated as the result of some despicable action; opprobrium; disrepute; discredit; reproach mingled with contempt.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Hatred; dislike.
  • n. Censure or blame; reproach; enmity incurred.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. hate coupled with disgust
  • n. state of disgrace resulting from detestable behavior
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    disgust    hate    hatred    shame    disgrace    ignominy   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    obloquy    opprobrium    ridicule    abhorrence    ignominy    disrepute    execration    infamy    dishonour    reproach