ODIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does odium mean? 

• ODIUM (noun)
  The noun ODIUM has 2 senses:

1. state of disgrace resulting from detestable behavior

2. hate coupled with disgust

  Familiarity information: ODIUM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ODIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

State of disgrace resulting from detestable behavior

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("odium" is a kind of...):

disgrace; ignominy; shame (a state of dishonor)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Hate coupled with disgust

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

abhorrence; abomination; detestation; execration; loathing; odium

Hypernyms ("odium" is a kind of...):

disgust (strong feelings of dislike)

hate; hatred (the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action)

Derivation:

odious (unequivocally detestable)

 Context examples 

I demurred as to my not sharing any danger even of odium, but he went on: Besides, it will attract less attention if there are not too many of us.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)