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Obloquy

Obloquy Meaning & Definition
Obloquy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Obloquy?

[n] a malicious attack
[n] state of disgrace resulting from public abuse

Synonyms | Synonyms for Obloquy: calumny | defamation | hatchet job | opprobrium | traducement

Related Terms | Find terms related to Obloquy: abuse | adverse criticism | animadversion | aspersion | bad notices | bad press | billingsgate | calumny | captiousness | carping | cavil | caviling | censoriousness | contumely | criticism | degradation | demotion | depluming | discredit | disesteem | dishonor | displuming | disrepute | exception | faultfinding | flak | hairsplitting | hit | home thrust | hostile criticism | hypercriticalness | hypercriticism | ignobility | ignominiousness | ignominy | imputation | infamousness | infamy | ingloriousness | invective | knock | loss of honor | nagging | niggle | niggling | nit | nit-picking | odium | opprobrium | overcriticalness | pestering | pettifogging | priggishness | quibble | quibbling | rap | reflection | reproachfulness | revilement | scurrility | shame | slam | slur | stricture | swipe | taking exception | trichoschistism | vilification | vituperation

See Also | assassination | character assassination | depreciation | derogation | disgrace | disparagement | epithet | ignominy | libel | malignment | name | name calling | names | shame | slander | smear | vilification

Obloquy In Webster's Dictionary

\Ob"lo*quy\ ([o^]b"l[-o]*kw[y^]), n. [L. obloquium, fr. obloqui. See {Oblocutor}.] 1. Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that casts contempt on men or their actions; blame; reprehension. Shall names that made your city the glory of the earth be mentioned with obloquy and detraction? --Addison. 2. Cause of reproach; disgrace. [Obs.] --Shak. Syn: Reproach; odium; censure; contumely; gainsaying; reviling; calumny; slander; detraction.

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