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Odium vs Detestation - What's the difference?

odium | detestation | Synonyms |

Odium is a synonym of detestation.


As nouns the difference between odium and detestation

is that odium is hatred; dislike while detestation is hate coupled with disgust; abhorrence.

odium

English

Noun

(-)
  • Hatred; dislike.
    • His conduct brought him into odium''', or, brought '''odium upon him.
  • The quality that provokes hatred; offensiveness.
  • * Dryden
    • She threw the odium of the fact on me.

    Related terms

    * odious ----

    detestation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Hate coupled with disgust; abhorrence.
  • Something detested.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1913, author=
    • , title=Lord Stranleigh Abroad , chapter=4 citation , passage=“… No rogue e’er felt the halter draw, with a good opinion of the law, and perhaps my own detestation of the law arises from my having frequently broken it. …”}}