Also means
to detest
Usage Note
Odiare takes the direct object without a preposition: odio il traffico ('I hate traffic'). It uses avere as its auxiliary in compound tenses: ho odiato ('I hated'). The related noun is odio ('hatred'), and the adjective odioso means 'hateful' or 'obnoxious' — a handy family to learn together.
Examples
"Odio alzarmi presto la mattina."
Natural Translation
I hate getting up early in the morning.
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