odium

noun

ˈō-dē-əm How to pronounce odium (audio)
Definition of odiumnext
as in disgrace
the state of having lost the esteem of others time did nothing to diminish the odium in which the traitor lived out his days

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Recent Examples of odium Pashinyan had led the movement to oust Moscow’s influence in Armenia; he was now saddled with the odium of losing Karabakh on his watch. — Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024 By heaping odium on Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, one of several prominent opposition figures, the government gave a divided opposition a leader to unite around. — Christopher De Bellaigue, The New York Review of Books, 13 Oct. 2022 In addition, the odium among the Left is so pernicious and so ubiquitous that the surveyors themselves may pollute the very taking of polls. — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 31 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for odium
  1. disgrace
  2. shame
  3. contempt
  4. opprobrium
  5. humiliation
  6. ignominy
  7. obloquy
Noun
  • But Scott was mercifully lifted for Evan Phillips, who recorded the final out of the game to save the Dodgers from disgrace.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • And that’s despite his cancer diagnosis, Andrew’s disgrace, and the unpredictable return of Harry & Meghan.
    — Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of disgrace
Noun
  • The shame lies with the governments who ignored the AIDS crisis and the stigma that was around people and the innate prejudice that was in society.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Accordingly, some straight men feel shame about their interest.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of shame
Noun
  • In Wednesday’s court filing, attorneys for the detainees asked a federal judge to hold the government in civil contempt for violating the order and to impose daily fines of $500 for each violation until they are addressed.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Congress could claw back some of its authority if committee chairs were prepared to subpoena those who refuse to testify, direct witnesses to answer pertinent questions, and pursue contempt proceedings against uncooperative witnesses.
    — David Wippman, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of contempt
Noun
  • Careers made and ruined, departments torn apart, writing programs turned into sensitivity seminars, political witch hunts, public opprobrium, ignorant media attacks, the whole ball of wax.
    — Emily Eakin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
  • Despite Musk’s opprobrium, two-time Oscar winner Nolan’s Odyssey has been a huge box office hit globally and looks set to become the British director’s highest-grossing film.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 July 2026
Definition of opprobrium
Noun
  • Flanagan has to reach a bit to find something new to say here, since the 2002 Carrie already touched on school violence in a post-Columbine world, while the tech-savvier 2013 movie turned Carrie’s humiliation into a viral video.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
  • This anecdote is delivered in song, which somehow makes the humiliation worse — and more savagely humorous.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of humiliation
Noun
  • And all too often, these items end up living a life of ignominy on the back of a shelf.
    — Melissa Breyer, Martha Stewart, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Resuming Sunday at 161-4, Australia added 82 runs for the session to avoid the ignominy of a home innings defeat to take a 15-run lead at the interval.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of ignominy
Noun
  • Future problems Paxton’s ability to brush aside opprobrium and obloquy in Texas politics is nearly unrivaled.
    — Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2023
  • That’s a shame, because the airline’s 11 outside directors are arguably the guiltiest of the guilty parties in the company’s recent fiasco, the most deserving of obloquy.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2023
Definition of obloquy

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“Odium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/odium. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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