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odi·um (ō′dē əm)

noun

    1. hatred, esp. of a person or thing regarded as loathsome
    2. the state or fact of being hated
  2. the disgrace brought on by hateful action; opprobrium

Etymology: L, hatred, ill will < odi, I hate < IE base *od-, hatred > Gr odyssasthai, to be angry, ON atall, frightful

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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