Definition of "odium" in Englisch

noun

1. Hatred; dislike.

   • His conduct brought him into odium, or, brought odium upon him.
   • And it gives to ambitious, corrupted, or deluded citizens, (who devote themselves to the favorite nation,) facility to betray or sacrifice the interests of their own country, without odium, sometimes even with popularity; gilding, with the appearances of a virtuous sense of obligation, a commendable deference for public opinion, or a laudable zeal for public good, the base or foolish compliances of ambition, corruption, or infatuation.

2. The quality that provokes hatred; offensiveness.