odium
noun
[ ˈəʊdɪəm ]
• general or widespread hatred or disgust incurred by someone as a result of their actions.
• "he incurred widespread odium for military failures and government corruption"
Similar:
disgust,
abhorrence,
repugnance,
revulsion,
repulsion,
loathing,
detestation,
hatred,
hate,
execration,
obloquy,
dislike,
disapproval,
disapprobation,
distaste,
disfavour,
aversion,
antipathy,
animosity,
animus,
enmity,
hostility,
contempt,
censure,
condemnation,
disgrace,
shame,
opprobrium,
discredit,
dishonour,
disrepute,
ill repute,
infamy,
notoriety,
ignominy,
stigma,
loss of face,
humiliation,
unpopularity,
disesteem,
reprobation,
Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin, ‘hatred’, from the verb stem od- ‘hate’.
