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Opprobrium

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct; ignominy.

n. Scornful reproach or contempt: a term of opprobrium.

n. A cause of shame or disgrace.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct; ignominy.

n. Scornful reproach or contempt

n. A cause of shame or disgrace.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A state of disgrace; infamy; reproach mingled with contempt; odium{3}.

n. Abusive language.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Imputation of shameful conduct; insulting reproach; contumely; scurrility.

n. Disgrace; infamy.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. state of disgrace resulting from public abuse

n. a state of extreme dishonor

Word Usage

"Of course, most transgenerational obligations run the other way -- from parents to children -- and of these the most obvious candidate for opprobrium is our wasteful attitude toward the planet's natural resources and ecology."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

shame disgrace ignominy dishonor dishonour

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

infamy odium abuse discredit vilification derision libel upbraiding castigation censure

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

obloquy discredit odium ignominy ostracism execration vituperation dishonour billingsgate infamy