When Someone Is Odious?

If something is odious, it's hateful. If you become a historian of slavery, you'll learn all the details of that odious trade. 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.

What does it mean if someone is odious?

odious • \OH-dee-us\ • adjective. : arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful.

What is an odious man?

adjective. If you describe people or things as odious, you think that they are extremely unpleasant. Herr Schmidt is certainly the most odious man I have ever met. The judge described the crime as odious. Synonyms: offensive, nasty, foul, disgusting More Synonyms of odious.