Odium
Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 12:54 pm
I just learned this one from a crossword puzzle. I thought I'd share.
noun
1. intense hatred or dislike, especially toward a person or thing regarded as contemptible, despicable, or repugnant.
2. the reproach, discredit, or opprobrium attaching to something hated or repugnant: He had to bear the odium of neglecting his family.
3. the state or quality of being hated.
Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin: hatred, equivalent to od ( isse ) to hate + -ium -ium