In a Word, Odious

Perhaps I am overly attuned to things Orwell, but lately an uptick in media references to the writer has me nodding sagely with the appropriate “Uh-huh” to no one in particular unless you count my dog, Max.

Never been a fan of super-then fill in whatever word you wish construction—just doesn’t resonate with me, and slides into the Orwellian realm of doubleplusungood. No, I prefer to use words that slice ideas and feelings into thinner slivers of meaning. Something like, oh, a word like odious.

Racism is odious.

Bigotry is odious.

War is odious.

Sexism and ageism. Odious and, odious.

Rape, odious.

Physical assault, odious.

Bullying, odious.

Shaming, odious.

Price gouging, odious.

Lying, odious.

Well, this listing could go on and on. Let’s, for the sake of the dreaded learning experience that is not so cleverly designed as a word game, do a mix and match. Come on, it will be fun.

Substitute a word that you think best matches for racism, bigotry, war, sexism, ageism, rape, physical assault, bully, shaming, price gouging, and lying.

Google gets at the sense of the word odious in pretty worthwhile fashion:  extremely unpleasant; repulsive, revolting, repellent, repugnant, disgusting,  offensive, objectionable, vile, foul, abhorrent, loathsome, nauseating, sickening,  hateful, detestable, execrable, abominable, monstrous, appalling, reprehensible,  deplorable, insufferable, intolerable, despicable, contemptible, unspeakable,  atrocious, awful, terrible, dreadful, frightful, obnoxious, unsavory, unpalatable,  unpleasant, disagreeable, nasty, noisome, distasteful; ghastly, horrid, gross;  godawful, beastly. Now, wasn’t that doubleplusfun? Super-fun? Exhilarating!