Etymology

odious

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Today it means: Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure. Full definition →

Middle English odious ← Old French odieus ← Latin odiōsus
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  1. Latin · derived fromodiōsus
  2. Old French · derived fromodieus
  3. Middle English · inherited fromodious
  4. English todayodious

From Middle English odious, from Old French odieus, from Latin odiōsus, from odium (“hate”).

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