Odium

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See also: odium

German

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin odium.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Odium n (strong, genitive Odiums, no plural)

  1. (higher register) flaw; odium
    Synonyms: Anrüchigkeit, Makel
    • 1942, Stefan Zweig, Die Welt von Gestern [] [1]:
      Diese Stadt schied eben energisch den Müßiggänger, den bloßen Beobachter, sofern er nicht millionenreich das Odium zu einer hohen und geselligen Kunst zu erheben wußte, als Fremdkörper aus, während Paris ihn vergnüglich mitrollen ließ in seinem wärmeren Getriebe.
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Declension

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Further reading

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  • Odium” in Duden online
  • Odium” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache