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odious

English

Etymology

From Middle English odious, from Old French odieus, from Latin odi?sus, from odium (hate).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /???.di.?s/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?o?.di.?s/
  • Rhymes: -??di?s

Adjective

odious (comparative more odious, superlative most odious)

  1. Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure.
    Scrubbing the toilet is an odious task.

Usage notes

  • Nouns to which "odious" is often applied: debt, man, character, crime, task, comparison, woman, person, vice, word, act.

Synonyms

  • detestable, hated, reviled, unsavory, contemptible, despicable

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

  • iodous

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terrifying

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?t???fa?.??/

Adjective

terrifying (comparative more terrifying, superlative most terrifying)

  1. Frightening or intimidating.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:frightening
  2. Of a formidable nature; terrific

Derived terms

  • terrifyingly

Related terms

  • terrify
  • terror

Translations

Verb

terrifying

  1. present participle of terrify

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