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odious

/ˈəʊ.di.əs/ /ˈoʊ.di.əs/

Meanings
adjective
Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure.

Examples :

"Scrubbing the toilet is an odious task."
attitude character moral negative quality emotion value

Related Words

Illustration dislike

dislike noun

/dɪsˈlaɪk/

An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.

"My dislike for early mornings is strong. "

Illustration scrubbing

scrubbing verb

/ˈskrʌbɪŋ/

To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening

"to scrub a floor"

Illustration arousing

arousing verb

/əˈɹaʊzɪŋ/

To stimulate feelings.

"The new building proposals in the village are arousing unneeded discomfort."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration toilet

toilet noun

/ˈtɔɪ.lət/

A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a dressing table in a chamber or dressing room.

"The dressing room had a beautiful silk toilet draped over the dressing table. "

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strong adjective

/stɹɑŋ/ /stɹɒŋ/ /stɹɔŋ/

Capable of producing great physical force.

"a big strong man; Jake was tall and strong"

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

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displeasure noun

/dɪsˈplɛʒə/ /dɪsˈplɛʒɚ/

A feeling of being displeased with something or someone; dissatisfaction; disapproval.

"My mother expressed her displeasure with my poor grades. "

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intense adjective

/ɪnˈtɛns/

Strained; tightly drawn.

"The teacher's voice was intense as she explained the difficult math problem. "

Illustration aversion

aversion noun

/əˈvɜːʃn/ /əˈvɝʒn/

Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike.

"Due to her aversion to the outdoors she complained throughout the entire camping trip."

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meriting verb

/ˈmɛrɪtɪŋ/ /ˈmɛrətɪŋ/

To deserve, to earn.

"Her performance merited wild applause."

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task noun

/tɑːsk/ /tæsk/

A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.

"My daily task at work is to answer emails. "