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    opprobrium
    /əˈprəʊbrɪəm/

    noun

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOPPROBRIUM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    noun [ U ] formal uk / əˈprəʊ.bri.əm / us / əˈproʊ.bri.əm / Add to word list 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

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › opprobriumOpprobrium Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : something that brings disgrace. 2. a. : public disgrace or ill fame that follows from conduct considered grossly wrong or vicious. Collaborators with the enemy did not escape the opprobrium of the townspeople. b. : contempt, reproach. The bombing of the church was met with widespread opprobrium. Did you know? Unfamiliar with opprobrium?

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryOPPROBRIUM | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    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.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOPPROBRIUM definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word origin.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › opprobriumOpprobrium - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    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.

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › opprobrium_nopprobrium, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the noun opprobrium is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for opprobrium is from 1656. opprobrium is a borrowing from Latin .

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionopprobrium noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    opprobrium. noun. /əˈprəʊbriəm/. /əˈprəʊbriəm/. [uncountable] (formal) severe criticism of a person, country, etc. by a large group of people. The bombing has attracted international opprobrium. The government did not deserve the opprobrium heaped on it by the national press. Word Origin.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › opprobriumOpprobrium - definition of opprobrium by The Free Dictionary

    Define opprobrium. opprobrium synonyms, opprobrium pronunciation, opprobrium translation, English dictionary definition of opprobrium. n. 1. Disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct; ignominy. 2. Scornful reproach or contempt: a term of opprobrium. 3. Archaic A cause of shame or...

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › opprobriumopprobrium - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Nov 9, 2024 · Opprobrō, obprobrō are derived from ob- (prefix meaning ‘against’) + probrum (“disgrace, shame; abuse, insult”, noun) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pro- (“forward; toward”) + *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”), in the sense of something brought up to reproach a person).

  11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › opprobriumOpprobrium Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    OPPROBRIUM meaning: very strong disapproval or criticism of a person or thing especially by a large number of people.