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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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| definition: |
provoking or deserving of hatred; loathsome or repellent.
Crime involving the elderly is particularly odious.I can't stomach his odious opinions.Her stepfather was an odious man who abused both her and her mother.- synonyms:
- abhorrent, abominable, despicable, detestable, execrable, loathsome, repellent
- antonyms:
- delightful, pleasant
- similar words:
- atrocious, contemptible, disgusting, hateful, horrible, ignominious, opprobrious, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, shameful, worthless
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beastly, heinous, hideous, nasty, obnoxious, obscene, offensive, terrible, ugly, vicious, vile |
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| derivations: |
odiously (adv.), odiousness (n.) |
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