Opprobrium
[ə'prəʊbrɪəm] or [ə'probrɪəm]
Definition
(n.) Disgrace; infamy; reproach mingled with contempt; abusive language.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Reproach, disgrace, infamy, ignominy, obloquy, odium.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Reproach, scandal, disgrace, obloquy, ignominy, odium,[See OBLOQUY_and_ODIUM]
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Examples
- I am content to suffer alone, while my sufferings shall endure: when I die, I am well satisfied that abhorrence and opprobrium should load my memory. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- After all, half the opprobrium of such an act lies in the name attached to it. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Mrs. Yorke hardened her heart, and sent them packing--not without opprobrium. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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