odious
If something is odious, it's hateful. If you become a historian of slavery, you'll learn all the details of that odious trade.
Odious is from the Latin noun odium, which means hatred. It is a strong word, so don't call someone odious unless you want to accuse someone of being loathsome or vile. Actions can also be called odious. A typical use is Shakespeare's in Othello: "You told a lie, an odious damned lie." Some synonyms are hateful, contemptible, detestable, and abominable.
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unequivocally detestable“"consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke”synonyms: abominable, detestable, execrablehatefulevoking or deserving hatred
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Mathilde Loisel covets an extravagant lifestyle she can't afford. In order to fit in at a high-society party to which she is invited, she borrows a necklace from a friend—a decision that will change her life forever. Read the full text of the story here.
Susan B. Anthony was arrested when she illegally voted in the 1872 presidential election. She delivered this argument for women's suffrage in 1873. Read the full text here.