odious

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Via French odieux, "odious", from Latin odiosus, from odium, "hate", -osus, "-ous", from odisse, "to hate".

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈəʊdiəs/ (RP)
• (US) IPA: /ˈoʊdiəs/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -əʊdiəs

[edit] Adjective

odious (comparative more odious, superlative most odious)

1. Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure.

   Scrubbing the toilet is an odious task.

[edit] Synonyms

• detestable, hated, reviled, unsavory

[edit] Translations

Dutch: hatelijk, hatelijke Finnish: kauhea, inhottava, vihattava, vastenmielinen French: odieux m., odieuse f.

Norwegian: odiøs no(no) Spanish: odioso es(es) m., odiosa es(es) f.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: dioosu
• iodous