Odious comes from Latin odiosus; that adjective is from the word for "hatred," odium. Odium is related to the English verb annoy, and it is used in English to mean "hatred" or "disgrace."

ODIOUS definition: deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable. See examples of odious used in a sentence.

Add to word list extremely unpleasant; causing and deserving hate: an odious person / task (Definition of odious from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Nov 27, 2025 · odious (comparative more odious, superlative most odious) Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure. quotations Scrubbing the toilets in the bar at the end of a …

Definition of odious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. Arousing or deserving hatred or strong dislike. See Synonyms at hateful. 2. Extremely unpleasant; repulsive: an odious smell. See Synonyms at offensive.

odious, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

1. Arousing or deserving hatred or strong dislike. See Synonyms at hateful. 2. Extremely unpleasant; repulsive: an odious smell. See Synonyms at offensive.

Odious is from the Latin noun odium, which means hatred. It is a strong word, so don't call someone odious unless you want to accuse someone of being loathsome or vile. Actions can also be called …

odious meaning, definition, what is odious: extremely unpleasant: Learn more.