Monday 12 July 2010

word of the day

ODIUM

–noun
1. intense hatred or dislike, esp. toward a person or thing regarded as contemptible, despicable, or repugnant.
2. the reproach, discredit, or opprobrium attaching to something hated or repugnant: He had to bear the odium of neglecting his family.
3. the state or quality of being hated.

-synonyms

detestation, abhorrence, antipathy, obloquy.

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