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“odium” in Latin

The English word odium itself goes back to Latin odium.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

odium
invidia. To have incurred odium, habere invidiam; in invidia esse: to bring odium upon anybody, aliquem in invidiam adducere or trahere; alicui odium conciliare or invidiam conflare; aliquem in odium (invidiam) vocare: to be an object of general odium, onerari invidia.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for odium?
The usual Latin words for “odium” are invidia, trahō, vocō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.