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   opprobrium

   /əˈprəʊbrɪəm/

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   • 1. harsh criticism or censure: "the critical opprobrium generated by his films" Similar vilificationabusevituperationcondemnationcriticismcensurecastigationdenunciationdefamationdenigrationdisparagementobloquyderogationslanderrevilementrevilingcalumnycalumniationexecrationexcoriationlambastingupbraidingbad presscharacter assassinationattackinvectivelibelinsultsaspersionsinformal:flakmud-slingingbad-mouthingtongue-lashingstickverbalslagging offarchaic:contumelyrare:animadversionobjurgationOpposite praise
   • ▪ public disgrace arising from shameful conduct: "the opprobrium of being closely associated with gangsters" Similar disgraceshamedishonourdiscreditstigmahumiliationloss of faceignominyodiumobloquydisfavourdisreputeill reputeinfamynotorietyscandalstainrare:disesteemOpposite honour
   • ▪ an occasion or cause of reproach or disgrace.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin, literally ‘infamy’, from opprobrum, from ob- ‘against’ + probrum ‘disgraceful act’.

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   What does opprobrium mean?

   • OPPROBRIUM definition: 1. severe criticism and blame: 2. severe criticism and blame: . Learn more.

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   What is public opprobrium?

   • Opprobrium is open criticism or disapproval of something that someone has done. ...public opprobrium. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   Where does opprobrium come from?

   • It comes from the Latin verb opprobrāre, which means "to reproach." That verb, in turn, comes from the noun probrum, meaning "a disgraceful act" or "reproach." The adjective form of opprobrium is opprobrious, which in English means "deserving of scorn" or "expressing contempt."

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   What is international opprobrium?

   • International opprobrium has been heaped on the country following its attack on its neighbours. You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: After privatization, fulfilling these duties became a voluntary matter, with social opprobrium the sole penalty for non-compliance.

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   noun [ U ] formal uk / əˈprəʊ.bri.əm / us / əˈproʊ.bri.əm / Add to word list. severe criticism and blame: International opprobrium has been heaped on the country following its attack on its neighbours. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Blaming & accusing. accusatory. accuse someone of a crime. accuse someone of something. accuser.

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     noun [ U ] formal us / əˈproʊ.bri.əm / uk / əˈprəʊ.bri.əm /...

   • Znaczenie Opprobrium, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     opprobrium definicja: 1. severe criticism and blame: 2....

   • Opprobrium in Simplified Chinese

     OPPROBRIUM translate: 谴责;抨击;挞伐;责难. Learn more in the...

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   Opprobrium is a noun that means something that brings disgrace, public disgrace, or contempt. It comes from the Latin verb opprobrāre, which means "to reproach." See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases.

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   noun [ U ] formal us / əˈproʊ.bri.əm / uk / əˈprəʊ.bri.əm / Add to word list. severe criticism and blame: International opprobrium has been heaped on the country following its attack on its neighbors. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Blaming & accusing. accusatory. accuse someone of a crime. accuse someone of something. accuser.

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   If you go against or oppose what's good, you might earn opprobrium — the opposite of getting attention for something good. Bad behavior leads to opprobrium . If you throw a soft drink off the theater balcony, the opprobrium might keep you from getting dates to the movies.

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   noun. 1. the disgrace or infamy attached to conduct viewed as grossly shameful. 2. anything bringing shame or disgrace. 3. reproachful contempt for something regarded as inferior. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   Opprobrium definition: the disgrace or the reproach incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful; infamy.. See examples of OPPROBRIUM used in a sentence.

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   1. Disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct; ignominy. 2. Scornful reproach or contempt: a term of opprobrium. 3. Archaic A cause of shame or disgrace. [Latin, from opprobrāre, to reproach : ob-, against; see ob- + probrum, reproach; see bher- in Indo-European roots .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.