n. Contumelious or abusive language addressed to or aimed at another; calumny; abuse; reviling.n. That which causes reproach or detraction; an act or a condition which occasions abuse or reviling.n. The state of one stigmatized; odium; disgrace; shame; infamy.n. Synonyms Opprobrium, Infamy, etc. (see ignominy); censure, blame, detraction, calumny, aspersion; scandal, slander, defamation, dishonor, disgrace.