Odious

Pronunciation: /ˈoʊ.di.əs/

Definitions of odious

adjective arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance

Example Sentences

A1 The smell of rotten eggs is odious.

A2 The odious behavior of the bully made everyone uncomfortable.

B1 The odious remarks made by the politician caused a public outcry.

B2 The odious crime committed by the suspect shocked the entire community.

C1 The odious actions of the dictator led to widespread human rights abuses.

C2 The odious nature of the corrupt system was finally exposed by investigative journalists.

Examples of odious in a Sentence

formal The odious behavior of the defendant was evident to all in the courtroom.

informal I can't stand that odious guy who always interrupts everyone.

slang That dude is seriously odious, I can't even be around him.

figurative The stench of his odious lies filled the room, making it hard to breathe.

Grammatical Forms of odious

• past tense: abhorred
• plural: odious
• comparative: more odious
• superlative: most odious
• present tense: is odious
• future tense: will be odious
• perfect tense: has been odious
• continuous tense: is being odious
• singular: odious
• positive degree: odious
• infinitive: to be odious
• gerund: being odious
• participle: odious

Origin and Evolution of odious

First Known Use: 0015 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'odious' originated from the Latin word 'odiosus' which means hateful or offensive.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'odious' has retained its original meaning of being extremely unpleasant or repulsive, but it is now also commonly used in a more general sense to describe anything that is disliked or detested.