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Opprobrium

Opprobrium Meaning & Definition
Opprobrium Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Opprobrium?

[n] a state of extreme dishonor; "a date which will live in infamy"- F.D.Roosevelt; "the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city"
[n] state of disgrace resulting from public abuse

Synonyms | Synonyms for Opprobrium: infamy | obloquy

Related Terms | Find terms related to Opprobrium: abuse | calumny | contumely | degradation | demotion | depluming | discredit | disesteem | dishonor | displuming | disrepute | ignobility | ignominiousness | ignominy | infamousness | infamy | ingloriousness | invective | loss of honor | obloquy | odium | revilement | scurrility | shame | vilification | vituperation

See Also | disgrace | dishonor | dishonour | ignominy | shame

Opprobrium In Webster's Dictionary

\Op*pro"bri*um\, n. [L., fr. ob (see {Ob-}) + probrum reproach, disgrace.] Disgrace; infamy; reproach mingled with contempt; abusive language. Being both dramatic author and dramatic performer, he found himself heir to a twofold opprobrium. --De Quincey.

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