| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,730,213,884 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
odium |
Also found in: Legal, Wikipedia | 0.01 sec. |
odium [ˈəʊdɪəm] n 1. the dislike accorded to a hated person or thing 2. hatred; repugnance [from Latin; related to ōdī I hate, Greek odussasthai to be angry] odium 1. hatred. See also: Attitudes2. the infamy or opprobrium brought on by being hated or by hateful behavior. — odious, adj. Odium of politicians—Lipton, 1970. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
odium noun (Formal) hate, shame, disgust, dislike, disgrace, hatred, discredit, loathing, condemnation, censure, disapproval, animosity, disrepute, antipathy, enmity, dishonour, infamy, opprobrium, abhorrence, disfavour, detestation, obloquy, disapprobation, reprobation, execration He has been exposed to public odium and scandal. Translations How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in classic literature | |
|---|---|---|
Few are willing to incur the odium attaching to the reputation of being a cruel master; and above all things, they would not be known as not giving a slave enough to eat. Our Portuguese therefore thought that, without staying till the last extremities, they might lawfully repel one violence by another, and sallying out to the number of fifty, wounded about three score of the Abyssins, and had put them to the sword but that they feared it might bring too great an odium upon our cause. In order to cast an odium upon the power of calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Union, it has been remarked that there is nowhere any provision in the proposed Constitution for calling out the POSSE COMITATUS, to assist the magistrate in the execution of his duty, whence it has been inferred, that military force was intended to be his only auxiliary. |
| Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|