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odium

/ˈəʊ.di.əm/ noun

Latin root: odium Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about odium at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. State of disgrace resulting from detestable behavior.
  2. Hate coupled with disgust.

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin odium, from Proto-Italic *odjom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-.

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