Obloquy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Abusively detractive language or utterance; calumny: "I have had enough obloquy for one lifetime” ( Anthony Eden).
  • n. The condition of disgrace suffered as a result of abuse or vilification; ill repute.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Abusive language.
  • n. Disgrace suffered from abusive language.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that casts contempt on men or their actions; blame; reprehension.
  • n. Cause of reproach; disgrace.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
  • n. a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    shame    disgrace    ignominy   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    reproach    reviling    contumely    censure    calumny    gainsaying    detraction    slander    odium    blame   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    disrepute    odium    ignominy    opprobrium    execration    ridicule    calumny    infamy    ostracism    invective