Odium — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

state of disgrace resulting from detestable behavior

hate coupled with disgust

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈoʊdiəm/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈəʊdiəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈəʊdiəm/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈoʊdiəm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

execration detestation abhorrence abomination loathing

Word Forms

abhorrent	adjective	offensive to the mind
abhor	verb	find repugnant
abominate	verb	find repugnant
detest	verb	dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
execrate	verb	find repugnant
loathe	verb	find repugnant
odious	adjective	unequivocally detestable; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

haine

état de disgrâce résultant d'un comportement détestable

🇪🇸Spanish

odio

estado de vergüenza resultante de un comportamiento detestable

🇮🇹Italian

odio

stato di disgrazia derivante da un comportamento detestabile

🇵🇹Portuguese

ódio

estado de desgraça resultante de comportamento detestável

🇷🇺Russian

ненависть

состояние позора в результате отвратительного поведения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घिनौनाता

घृणित व्यवहार से उत्पन्न अपमान की स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

ওডিয়াম

ঘৃণ্য আচরণের ফলে অসম্মানের অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஓடியம்

வெறுக்கத்தக்க நடத்தையின் விளைவாக அவமானகரமான நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఓడియం

అసహ్యకరమైన ప్రవర్తన ఫలితంగా అవమానకరమైన స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

ओडियम

घृणास्पद वागणुकीमुळे अपमानास्पद स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓડિયમ

ધિક્કારપાત્ર વર્તણૂકના પરિણામે અપમાનની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಡಿಯಮ್

ಅಸಹ್ಯಕರ ನಡವಳಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ಅವಮಾನದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒഡിയം

വെറുപ്പുളവാക്കുന്ന പെരുമാറ്റത്തിൻ്റെ ഫലമായ അപമാനകരമായ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਓਡੀਅਮ

ਘਿਣਾਉਣੇ ਵਿਵਹਾਰ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਬਦਨਾਮੀ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

اوڈیم

قابل نفرت رویے کے نتیجے میں رسوائی کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

钠

因可憎行为而导致的耻辱状态

🇯🇵Japanese

オジウム

忌まわしい行為から生じる恥辱の状態

🇰🇷Korean

오듐

혐오스러운 행동으로 인한 치욕 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chê bai

tình trạng ô nhục do hành vi đáng ghét

🇹🇭Thai

โซเดียม

ความอับอายอันเป็นผลจากพฤติกรรมอันน่ารังเกียจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebencian

keadaan tercela akibat perilaku yang menjijikkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أوديون

حالة العار الناتجة عن السلوك البغيض

🇮🇷Persian

اودیوم

حالت ننگ ناشی از رفتار منفور

🇹🇷Turkish

sodyum

iğrenç davranışlardan kaynaklanan utanç durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

אודיום

מצב של חרפה הנובע מהתנהגות מתועבת

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