odium

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In his regiment he soon incurred odium, and a cloud of prejudice enveloped him.

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  1. noun The state or quality of being odious.
  2. noun Strong dislike, contempt, or aversion.
  3. noun A state of disgrace resulting from hateful or detestable conduct.

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  • This, you will say, was not very judicious; and that by establishing a sort of incompatibility of virtue with titular distinctions, the odium was transferred from the living to the dead—from those who possessed these distinctions to those who instituted them. —  A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795
  • In his regiment he soon incurred odium, and a cloud of prejudice enveloped him. —  The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton Volume II
  • Still objects of great popular odium, the Loyalists had little to expect from the stipulated recommendations of Congress in their favour. —  The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2 From 1620-1816
  • By trying to hold up Dr. Marshman to odium, they roused the righteous indignation of Carey, while outraging his sense of justice by their blows at the independence of the Brotherhood. —  Life of William Carey
  • The fact is, the odium is borne by no one in particular, and it is only the sense of shame which keeps us honest, I am afraid. —  Olla Podrida
 

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Latin, hatred; see od- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = Old French odie = Spanish Portuguese Italian odio, from Latin odium, hatred, ill-will, offense, offensive conduct, etc., from odi, hate. Hence odious, etc., and ult. annoy, noy, q. v.
 

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