Associations to the word «Odious»

Wiktionary

ODIOUS, adjective. Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure.
ODIOUS DEBT, noun. (international law) The national debt incurred by a regime for purposes that do not serve the best interests of the nation, and thus considered to be a personal debt of the regime and not a debt of the state.
ODIOUS DEBTS, noun. Plural of odious debt

Dictionary definition

ODIOUS, adjective. Unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke.

Wise words

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