odious

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 13, 2021 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>odious</strong> &#149; \OH-dee-us\&nbsp; &#149; <em>adjective</em><br /> <p><em>Odious</em> means "causing strong hatred or dislike."</p> <p>// The biography is an in-depth account of one of the most <em>odious</em> serial killers in American history.</p> <p><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/odious">See the entry ></a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>"There are probably few things more emotion-laden and <em>odious</em> as taxes. But for a society to function for the common good, they are a necessary evil." — William P. Cawley, <em>The Richmond (Virginia) Times Dispatch</em>, 15 Sept. 2021</p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p><em>Odious</em> comes from Latin <em>odiosus</em>; that adjective is from the word for "hatred," <em>odium</em>. <em>Odium</em> is related to the English verb <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annoy">annoy</a></em>, and it is used in <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/odium">English</a> to mean "hatred" or "disgrace."</p> <br /><br /> </p> </font>