Odium
['əʊdɪəm] or ['odɪəm]
Definition
(noun.) state of disgrace resulting from detestable behavior.
Checker: Roland--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Hatred; dislike; as, his conduct brought him into odium, or, brought odium upon him.
(n.) The quality that provokes hatred; offensiveness.
Editor: Ricky
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Hatred, hate, dislike, disfavor, disesteem, disaffection, enmity.[2]. Disapprobation, disapproval, censure, blame, condemnation.[3]. Dishonor, disgrace, shame, obloquy, opprobrium, scandal, ignominy, infamy.
Edited by Augustus
Examples
- Have I not carefully avoided exposing myself to the odium of committing unnecessary crime? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- No trade deserves more the full protection of the law, and no trade requires it so much; because no trade is so much exposed to popular odium. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
Checker: Yale