odium
Widespread intense hatred
Odium is intense hatred, disgust, or widespread condemnation directed at someone or something.
It often attaches to actions or people seen as morally reprehensible: The scandal brought odium upon the entire administration.
The odium of a task is its unpleasantness or the blame associated with it: She bore the odium of delivering the bad news.
Active, bitter hostility
- enmityBitter, lasting ill will
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- detestationIntense, thorough hatred
abhorrence · malice · spite · rancor · malevolence · vindictiveness · animus · bitterness
Intense physical disgust
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- distasteMild aversion or dislike
- abominationLoathsome, detestable thing
- repulsionDisgust or pushing-away force
nausea · aversion · recoil · squeamishness · queasiness · offensive · foulness · horror
Loss of honor
- infamyExtreme public disgrace
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- discreditHarm another's reputation
- dishonorLoss of respect
ignominy · disrepute · scandal · notoriety · taint · stain · blemish · pariah
Severe public disapproval
- obloquyAbusive denunciation or disgrace
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
- reproachExpression of disappointment
rebuke · denunciation · vilification · calumny · defamation · excoriation · castigation · reprobation
Hostile dismissive feeling
- disdainScornful disregard
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- disrespectLack of regard
- disparagementCriticism meant to diminish
sneering · mockery · belittlement · condescension · haughtiness · superciliousness · dismissiveness
animosity
Active, bitter hostility
- enmityBitter, lasting ill will
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
detestation · abhorrence · malice · spite · rancor · malevolence · vindictiveness · animus · bitterness · acrimony
revulsion
Intense physical disgust
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- distasteMild aversion or dislike
- abominationLoathsome, detestable thing
repulsion · nausea · aversion · recoil · squeamishness · queasiness · offensive · foulness · horror
disgrace
Loss of honor
dishonor · ignominy · disrepute · scandal · notoriety · taint · stain · blemish · pariah · ostracism
opprobrium
Severe public disapproval
- obloquyAbusive denunciation or disgrace
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
reproach · rebuke · denunciation · vilification · calumny · defamation · excoriation · castigation · reprobation · criticism
scorn
Hostile dismissive feeling
- disdainScornful disregard
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- disrespectLack of regard
disparagement · sneering · mockery · belittlement · condescension · haughtiness · superciliousness · dismissiveness
- aversionaversion, disgust, hatred, repulsion, loathing
- aversionsaversion, dislike, distaste, hatred, loathing
- disgustdisgust, disgusting, disgusted, revulsion, repulsion
- hatredhate, hateful, abhor, abhorrence, detest
- reputationreputation, reputable, bad reputation, repute, disreputable
- condemnationcondemnation, censure, rebuke, denunciation, reproach
odiumlove
Intense fond attachment
adoration · admiration · affection · devotion · appreciation